federal-felony

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
23-6552 In Re Vincent Pisciotta 2024-01-24 Denied IFP arson circuit-split conspiracy criminal-law double-jeopardy federal-felony statutory-interpretation Can a conviction for 'using fire to commit a federal felony' be predicated upon the conspiracy conduct element of a 'conspiracy to commit arson
23-5075 Derek J. Petty v. United States Eighth Circuit 2023-07-11 Denied Response WaivedIFP criminal-law criminal-offense criminal-procedure due-process essential-element federal-felony federal-jurisdiction indictment indictment-defect judicial-review structural-error Whether the omission of an essential element of a criminal offense from a federal felony indictment constitutes structural error
23-5076 David Linehan v. United States Ninth Circuit 2023-07-11 Denied Response WaivedIFP attempted-use circuit-split criminal-law criminal-solicitation elements-clause federal-felony interstate-commerce mens-rea physical-force Whether 'attempted use' in the elements clause means taking a substantial step toward the use of physical force plus the specific intent to use such f…
18-6949 Eric A. Klein v. United States Second Circuit 2018-12-07 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP critical-stages federal-felony johnson-v-zerbst limited-appearance plea-negotiations pro-se right-to-counsel sixth-amendment sixth-amendment-right-to-counsel waiver-of-counsel Whether the district court should address the facts showing a violation of the Sixth Amendment right to counsel post-arraignment and for critical stag…