Heindenstrom v. United States
In brief
The Supreme Court declined to hear Heindenstrom's challenge, leaving the First Circuit's decision in place without deciding the jury-instruction issue.
- Where it stands
- Decided
Decided · May 4, 2020
- What it’s about
- The case concerned whether a jury in a federal firearm-possession case had to be told that the government must prove the defendant knew he belonged to a category of people barred from possessing a firearm.
- Who it affects
- The denial leaves the First Circuit's decision in place in this case, but provides no Supreme Court answer to the jury-instruction question.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Supreme Court denied review, leaving the First Circuit’s decision in place.
The petition raised the jury-instruction question in light of the Supreme Court's 2019 decision in Rehaif.
Question presented
Whether the district court committed plain error by failing to instruct the jury that the government must prove that the petitioner knew he was a person prohibited from possessing a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) in light of this Court's decision in Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019)?
What the Court decided
Holding
Petition DENIED.
What's next
The Supreme Court has finished this docket action. The First Circuit's decision remains in place.
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Sources
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