Furlow v. United States
In brief
The Supreme Court wiped out the Fourth Circuit's judgment and sent Furlow's case back for reconsideration under Rehaif, without deciding whether he should receive relief.
- Where it stands
- Decided
Decided · June 1, 2020
- What it’s about
- Furlow v. United States is a case reviewed by the Supreme Court following a petition for a writ of certiorari from the Fourth Circuit.
- Who it affects
- That order leaves Furlow's request for relief unresolved and requires the Fourth Circuit to reconsider the case in light of Rehaif. The Supreme Court did not decide how the jury-instruction issue affects Furlow.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The specific facts and legal issues of the case are not detailed in the available records.
The case concerns Rehaif's requirement that defendants know they belong to a group barred from possessing firearms, such as people with felony convictions.
Question presented
Whether the court of appeals erred in holding that a defendant who is convicted of possessing a firearm as a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), is not entitled to relief on plain-error review for the district court’s failure to instruct the jury on the knowledge-of-status element required by Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019), unless he makes an affirmative showing that he would not have been convicted if the jury had been so instructed?
What the Court decided
Holding
Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Rehaif v. United States , 588 U. S. ___ (2019).
- Result
- Vacated
What's next
The Fourth Circuit will reconsider the case in light of Rehaif. Whether Furlow ultimately receives relief remains unresolved.
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- What was Furlow v. United States about?
- It concerned whether Furlow could get relief after jurors were not told he had to know he was a felon under Rehaif.
- What did the Supreme Court do in Furlow's case?
- It wiped out the Fourth Circuit's judgment (vacated) and sent the case back to that court (remanded) for further consideration in light of Rehaif.
- Did the Supreme Court decide whether Furlow gets relief?
- No. The order sent the case back without deciding whether Furlow should receive relief.
Sources
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