drug-prosecution
2 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-5599 | David Martins v. United States | Ninth Circuit | 2024-09-20 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | criminal-knowledge drug-prosecution federal-sentencing mens-rea sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation | Whether the government must prove a defendant's knowledge of drug type and quantity in a 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) prosecution when the drug type and quan… |
| 23-5828 | Raquel Rivera v. United States | Third Circuit | 2023-10-17 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | burden-of-proof controlled-substances-act drug-prosecution farm-bill hemp hemp-classification marijuana marijuana-definition possession-with-intent-to-distribute thc-concentration thc-content | Whether the government must prove that a substance is marijuana and not hemp as an element of a possession with intent to distribute offense, or wheth… |