No. 25-6663

Richard Kirkland Johnson v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-23
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constructive-possession criminal-law criminal-procedure firearm-possession knowledge-inference temporary-occupancy
Key Terms:
Privacy
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the mere presence of a firearm in a bag on a shelf in a residence is sufficient to presume a defendant's knowledge and constructive possession of the firearms where the defendant is a temporary occupant, sharing the residence with someone else who is subletting it?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether the mere presence of a firearm s in a bag on a shelf in a residence is sufficient to presume a defendant’s knowledge and constructive possession of the firearms where the defendant is a temporary occupant , sharing the residence with someone else who is subletting it? 2 II.

Docket Entries

2026-02-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-29
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2026-01-29
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2026-01-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 23, 2026)

Attorneys

Richard Johnson
Linn Richard WalkerFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
Linn Richard WalkerFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
Linn Richard WalkerFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent