No. 19-8051October Term 2019Decided May 18, 2020
Docket 19-8051October Term 2019 (2019–2020)
Hessiani v. United States
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Hessiani against the United States, appealing a decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 18, 2020
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedMay 18, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Hessiani against the United States, appealing a decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Question presented
Whether the district court’s failure to advise a defendant of the “knowledge-of-status” element of a 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) offense, as required by Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019), constitutes structural error?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit / Decision released May 18, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
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