| 24-5316 |
Kifano Jordan v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2024-08-13 |
Denied |
Relisted (2)IFP |
criminal-law federal-criminal-code pastore-precedent second-circuit-review sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation |
Whether New York's second-degree murder statute qualifies as a 'crime of violence' under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A) |
| 21-8217 |
Herbert Bernard Johnson v. United States |
Sixth Circuit |
2022-06-23 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
criminal-law criminal-statute due-process federal-criminal-code federal-criminal-law mens-rea prosecutorial-discretion sexual-activity sexual-offense statutory-interpretation statutory-language |
Whether the statutory language of 18 U.S.C. §2422(b)'s 'any sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense' element requi… |
| 19-6891 |
Ahmad Khan Rahimi v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2019-12-10 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-2332a attempted-use attempted-use-of-weapon-of-mass-destruction criminal-law criminal-statute-interpretation detonation explosive-device explosives federal-criminal-code possession-of-weapon public-safety statutory-construction statutory-interpretation terrorism terrorism-law weapon-of-mass-destruction weapons |
Whether a defendant's attempted 'use' of a weapon of mass destruction includes conduct besides detonation |
| 19-6282 |
Aldo Salazar-Martinez v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2019-10-17 |
Denied |
IFP |
alleyne-v-united-states criminal-law drug-offenses drug-statute due-process federal-criminal-code flores-figueroa-v-united-states mens-rea rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation strict-liability |
Whether the 'knowingly or intentionally' mens rea in 21 U.S.C. § 960(a) applies to the drug type and quantity elements in 21 U.S.C. § 960(b) |
| 19-5813 |
Alejandro Plaza-Montecillo v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2019-09-04 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-16 aggravated-robbery appellate-review crime-of-violence criminal-law federal-criminal-code federal-criminal-law sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation texas-law violent-crime |
Whether the Texas offense of aggravated robbery constitutes a 'crime of violence' under 18 U.S.C. §16? |