No. 19-8139October Term 2019Decided May 4, 2020
Cerritos v. United States
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Cerritos against the United States, seeking review of a decision by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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 by Cerritos against the United States, seeking review of a decision by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Question presented
Whether the court of appeals erred in holding that a defendant’s failure to object to the omission of an element of an offense from a jury instruction is subject to plain-error review under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 52(b) even if the element was not established by the Supreme Court until after the defendant’s trial?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit / Decision released May 4, 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
- Apr 4, 2026
- Method
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