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23-7451 Hector Patricio Galvan v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-05-10 Denied Response WaivedIFP 2nd-amendment congressional-power criminal-conviction criminal-law due-process enumerated-powers firearm firearm-possession interstate-commerce second-amendment statutory-interpretation Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violate the Second Amendment?
23-7293 Shawn Thomas Borne v. United States Tenth Circuit 2024-04-23 GVR IFP 2nd-amendment constitutional-challenge criminal-law due-process federal-criminal-law firearm firearm-possession interstate-commerce second-amendment standing statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment
23-6679 Quaysean Tikii Williams v. Oklahoma Oklahoma 2024-02-06 Denied IFP conspiracy criminal-procedure due-process evidence firearm jackson-v-virginia robbery sufficiency-of-evidence Whether the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals determination that there was sufficient evidence to support petitioner's conviction for conspiracy to c…
23-6260 Charles E. Linder, Jr. v. Kenneth Black, Warden Sixth Circuit 2023-12-14 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-law criminal-procedure detective-testimony evidence evidentiary-objection firearm ineffective-assistance sixth-amendment testimony witness-credibility Whether trial counsel was ineffective in violation of the Sixth Amendment due to failure to object to testimony
23-5920 Leopoldo Ramirez-Moreno v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-10-31 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP commerce-clause constitutional-interpretation federal-authority firearm firearm-possession interstate-commerce scarborough state-affairs united-states-v-lopez Whether Congress may criminalize intrastate possession of a firearm solely because the firearm crossed state lines at some point before the defendant …
22-7155 Kalid Koron Ocean-Avent v. United States Fourth Circuit 2023-03-30 Denied Response WaivedIFP burden-of-proof criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process evidence evidentiary-errors fair-trial firearm firearm-possession jury reasonable-doubt Whether the Government proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. OceanAvent possessed a firearm
21-7055 Eugene Willis v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2022-02-03 Denied Response WaivedIFP brandishing carjacking carjacking-statute criminal-intent due-process-rights firearm ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel intent judgment-of-acquittal jury-instructions statutory-interpretation Whether an attorney was ineffective for failing to argue the government failed to prove intent under 18 U.S.C. § 2119(a)
21-7003 Latique Johnson v. United States Second Circuit 2022-01-28 Denied Response WaivedIFP admissibility admissibility-standard ballistics ballistics-testimony evidence expert-testimony expert-witness federal-rules-evidence federal-rules-of-evidence firearm forensic-science scientific-reliability Whether testimony by ballistics toolmark experts that a particular firearm fired recovered bullets or casings is presently so flawed as to be inadmiss…
21-6769 Luke Joseph Burning Breast v. United States Eighth Circuit 2022-01-06 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-921(a)(20) 18-usc-922(g) civil-rights-restoration criminal-prosecution felon-in-possession firearm firearm-components interstate-commerce rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation Can the government establish the interstate commerce element in a § 922(g) prosecution by showing that a single interchangeable part of a firearm trav…
21-6130 Brett Allan Corrigan, Jr. v. United States Eighth Circuit 2021-10-29 Denied Response WaivedIFP appellate-review clear-error criminal-procedure drug-offense firearm sentencing sentencing-guidelines standard-of-review weapon-enhancement Whether the district court's finding that a weapon was connected to the drug offense under §2D1.1(b)(1) was clear error
21-5766 Dionte Dortch v. United States Eighth Circuit 2021-09-23 Denied Response WaivedIFP 5th-amendment criminal-procedure deportation due-process firearm immigration-consequences ineffective-assistance plea-bargaining rico-statute simple-possession Whether the Due Process Clause and the 5th Amendment protects the accused from a plea of guilty to material facts of simple possession of cocaine and …
21-5514 Diandra Marie Harvey v. United States Fifth Circuit 2021-08-30 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP 18-usc-3553(f) constructive-possession discretionary-review fifth-circuit firearm supervisory-powers Whether the decision of the Fifth Circuit conflicts with decisions of this Court on an eligibility for safety-valve reduction
21-5182 Pedro Ray Tejeda v. Minnesota Minnesota 2021-07-22 Denied Response WaivedIFP ammunition constitutional-rights criminal-possession criminal-procedure due-process firearm jury-instruction possession trial-procedure unanimous-verdict Must my conviction for Ineligible Person in Poss. of Ammo or firearm be reversed, remanded for new trial and or vacated based on Unanimous Verdict iss…
20-8421 Braulio Perez v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2021-06-25 Denied IFP 4th-amendment 5th-amendment 6th-amendment 911-call armed-career-criminal body-camera body-camera-footage constitutional-rights'\n'Issue 4 criminal-history criminal-law criminal-procedure criminal-procedure'\n'Issue 2 criminal-procedure'\n'Issue 3 criminal-procedure'\n'Issue 4 enhancement evidence fair-trial fifth-amendment firearm fourth-amendment motion-to-suppress search-and-seizure self-incrimination sentencing sentencing-enhancement statements statutory-interpretation witness witness-testimony Issue 1
20-8216 Justin Michael Wilson v. United States Fourth Circuit 2021-06-03 Denied Response WaivedIFP brady-violation brandishing carjacking carjacking-statute criminal-intent due-process firearm firearm-possession intent prosecutorial-misconduct serious-bodily-injury witness-impeachment Whether there was sufficient evidence to sustain a conviction for carjacking and possession of a firearm in connection with a crime of violence when t…
20-7181 Quincy O'Neill Taylor v. United States Fourth Circuit 2021-02-19 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-924(c) criminal-procedure drug-trafficking firearm firearm-possession government-burden-of-proof ineffective-assistance-of-counsel statutory-interpretation united-states-v-dye united-states-v-frady Whether the phrase 'in furtherance of' in 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(1)(A) requires the government to show a 'nexus' between the firearm and the drug traffickin…
20-6189 Francisco Javier Nunez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2020-11-02 Denied Response WaivedIFP 5th-amendment base-offense-level constructive-possession due-process fifth-amendment firearm firearm-enhancement scienter sentencing-enhancement substantive-due-process Whether the District Court denied the Petitioner's constitutional right to substantive due process under the Fifth Amendment in this constructive poss…
20-5363 Reginald Jones v. Louisiana Louisiana 2020-08-14 GVR Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process felony-conviction firearm jury-trial jury-unanimity obstruction-of-justice ramos-precedent ramos-v-louisiana Whether the Petitioner is entitled to be released from prison due to the State's failure to prove guilt by a unanimous jury verdict as required by Ram…
19-8773 Quincy Harrison v. Vance Laughlin, Warden Georgia 2020-06-22 Denied IFP armed-robbery constitutional-rights criminal-procedure double-jeopardy due-process firearm jurisdiction vehicle-theft Whether the Fifth Amendment's Double Jeopardy Clause is violated
19-8387 Robert C. Caldwell v. United States Eighth Circuit 2020-05-04 Denied Response WaivedIFP carjacking constitutional-challenge constitutional-law criminal-sentencing double-jeopardy enhanced-penalty evidentiary-finding firearm public-choice-clause sentencing statutory-interpretation two-strike-statute Whether sentencing defendants under both the Carjacking Statute and the Firearm Statute violates the Double Jeopardy Clause
19-7409 Melvin Pryor v. United States Eighth Circuit 2020-01-24 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP 2nd-amendment criminal-law criminal-statute due-process firearm firearm-display physical-force statutory-interpretation violent-felony Do criminal statutes that prohibit angry or threatening firearm displays not targeted at a specific victim qualify as a 'violent felony' having as an …
19-6517 Lynden Brown v. United States Fifth Circuit 2019-11-06 Denied IFP 18-usc-922g 2nd-amendment bond-v-united-states commerce-clause criminal-law due-process federal-statute firearm firearm-possession interstate-commerce mens-rea nfib-v-sebelius rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. §922(g) authorizes conviction upon proof that a firearm once crossed state lines at an unspecified prior occasion, when there is no …
18-1338 United States v. Joseph Decore Simms Fourth Circuit 2019-04-24 Denied 18-usc-924(c) constitutional-challenge constitutional-law crime-of-violence criminal-statute due-process federal-criminal-law firearm firearm-offense firearms hobbs-act sentencing statutory-interpretation vagueness vagueness-doctrine void-for-vagueness Whether the subsection-specific definition of crime of violence' in 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(3)(B) is unconstitutionally vague
18-8783 Daniel R. Kendricks v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2019-04-10 Denied Response WaivedIFP arrest-warrant firearm fourth-amendment law-enforcement officer-safety plain-view search-and-seizure search-warrant Whether law enforcement, when searching a residence pursuant to an arrest warrant, can initiate a separate search into any firearm that it encounters,…
18-8739 Armando Lopez v. Massachusetts Massachusetts 2019-04-09 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP ammunition burden-of-proof burden-shifting constitutional-rights criminal-defendant criminal-procedure due-process firearm firearm-possession unauthorized-possession Does the Due Process Clause permit the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to shift the burden to criminal defendants charged with unauthorized possession o…
18-7779 Kenneth William Kirkland v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-02-06 Denied Response WaivedIFP circuit-split criminal-law destructive-device federal-courts federal-courts-split federal-statute firearm firearm-regulation firearms parts-possession statutory-interpretation unregistered-firearm Whether a combination of parts designed or intended for use as a bomb can qualify as a 'destructive device'
18-7612 Nathaniel Bowens v. United States Fifth Circuit 2019-01-28 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-924(c)(1)(A) advance-knowledge aiding-and-abetting court-of-appeals crime-of-violence criminal-procedure drug-trafficking-crime firearm firearm-use mens-rea statutory-interpretation Whether the Court of Appeals' decision below contravenes this Court's holding in Rosemond v. United States
18-6468 Bernabe Lugo-Santiago v. United States First Circuit 2018-10-29 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-challenge criminal-indictment criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process firearm firearm-regulation firearms indictment interstate-commerce jury-finding jury-instructions prosecutorial-burden Whether the Government must allege and prove a connection to interstate commerce for a conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)
18-6352 Joseph Kelvin Aberant v. United States Fourth Circuit 2018-10-16 Denied Response WaivedIFP attempted-murder cross-reference firearm firearm-offense fourth-circuit imperfect-self-defense indictment self-defense sentencing-guidelines Whether the Fourth Circuit erred in finding that the cross reference under Section 2K2.1(c)(1) of the United States Sentencing Guidelines was applicab…
18-5464 Jose Benitez, Jr. v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2018-08-03 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP armed-bank-robbery closing-argument constructive-amendment criminal-procedure due-process firearm firearm-specification indictment indictment-variance jury-instructions prosecutorial-discretion variance Whether a constructive amendment occurred when the jury instructions and government's closing argument allowed conviction for armed bank robbery witho…
18-5314 Shannon Dale Smith v. United States Fifth Circuit 2018-07-25 Denied IFP circuit-split criminal-law criminal-law-sentencing criminal-statute firearm firearm-possession firearms intent mens-rea sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation Does 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A) criminalize the defendant's subjective intent or the firearm's objective potential?