sexual-abuse-statute
2 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-5276 | David Leroy Earls v. United States | Tenth Circuit | 2025-08-05 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | criminal-law due-process fifth-amendment rule-of-lenity sexual-abuse-statute statutory-interpretation | Whether the failure of the Tenth Circuit to apply the rule of lenity to 18 U.S.C. § 2242(2)(A) resulted in an interpretation of ambiguous language in … |
| 21-6212 | Anthony De La Torriente v. United States | Ninth Circuit | 2021-11-08 | Denied | IFP | circuit-split consent criminal-liability intoxication physical-incapability physical-incapacity rule-of-lenity sexual-abuse sexual-abuse-statute statutory-interpretation | Can evidence that a victim was intoxicated suffice to prove the 'physically incapable' element of sexual abuse, or does a conviction require evidence … |