No. 19-7957October Term 2019Decided May 4, 2020
Ruffin v. United States
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed against the United States, appealing a decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 4, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed against the United States, appealing a decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Question presented
Whether the court of appeals erred in holding that the district court’s failure to instruct the jury on the knowledge-of-status element of a § 922(g) offense, in violation of Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019), was not structural error and was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit / Decision released May 4, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
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