No. 19-7993October Term 2019Decided Apr 20, 2020
Sway v. United States
This is a procedural request submitted to Justice Thomas seeking an extension of time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Apr 20, 2020
- What it's about
This is a procedural request submitted to Justice Thomas seeking an extension of time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari.
Question presented
Whether the district court's failure to inform Petitioner of an essential element of the offense, as required by Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019), is a structural error that requires automatic reversal of his conviction?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh 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
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Jul 25, 2026
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