What is the question presented in Heindenstrom v. United States?

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)?

Docket 19-8158

Heindenstrom v. United States

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari and a motion to proceed in forma pauperis filed by Heindenstrom against the United States, originating from the First Circuit Court of Appeals.

Status: Decided
Appeal from: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decision released: May 4, 2020

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