felony-status

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
25A124 Steven Nicholas Fulton v. United States Fourth Circuit 2025-07-29 Presumed Complete appellate-reversal criminal-procedure felony-status jury-instruction prior-conviction standard-of-review Whether a district court's determination of a defendant's prior felony conviction status is a question of law to be decided by the court, not submitte…
19-5601 Clinton Devone Hicks v. United States Fifth Circuit 2019-08-16 GVR Relisted (2)IFP criminal-law criminal-penalties due-process felony felony-status firearms firearms-possession indictment-requirements interstate-commerce knowledge mens-rea prior-conviction statutory-interpretation statutory-maximum Whether 18 U.S.C. § 924(a) provides for criminal penalties for felons who possess firearms in interstate commerce absent proof that they knew of their…