No. 19-7986October Term 2019Decided Apr 20, 2020
Hamm v. United States
This is a pending case where the petitioner has asked the Supreme Court to review a lower court decision involving the United States government, while also requesting permission to proceed without paying standard filing fees.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Apr 20, 2020
- What it's about
This is a pending case where the petitioner has asked the Supreme Court to review a lower court decision involving the United States government, while also requesting permission to proceed without paying standard filing fees.
Question presented
1. Whether the district court’s failure to inform Petitioner of the nature of the charges against him, in violation of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(b)(1)(G), is a structural error that requires automatic reversal of his conviction. 2. Whether the district court’s failure to inform Petitioner of the nature of the charges against him, in violation of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(b)(1)(G), is a plain error that affected Petitioner’s substantial rights and the fairness, integrity, or public reputation of judicial proceedings.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit / Decision released Apr 20, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided April 20, 2020
The Court released its decision on April 20, 2020 without hearing oral argument.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Jul 25, 2026
- Method
- Methodology