sting-operations
2 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-9731 | Youval Geringer-Ganor v. United States | Ninth Circuit | 2019-06-19 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | civil-rights constitutional-rights criminal-charges criminal-procedure due-process entrapment government-conduct judicial-review outrageous-government-conduct sting-operation sting-operations | Whether government sting operations may constitute outrageous government conduct warranting dismissal of the charges? |
| 18-5384 | Wendell Rivera-Ruperto v. United States | First Circuit | 2018-07-30 | Denied | IFP | 8th-amendment due-process due-process-clause eighth-amendment government-manipulation mandatory-life-sentence mandatory-minimum sentencing-enhancement sentencing-enhancements statutory-manipulation sting-operation sting-operations | Whether the Eighth Amendment forbids the creation of a de-facto mandatory life without parole sentence through stacking 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) charges |