No. 19-8193October Term 2019Decided May 4, 2020
Purifoy v. United States
This is a case appealed from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to the Supreme Court.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 4, 2020
- What it's about
This is a case appealed from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to the Supreme Court. The petitioner filed to proceed in forma pauperis, but the specific legal issues are not detailed in the available record.
Question presented
Whether the government must prove that a defendant knew he was a person prohibited from possessing a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) to sustain a conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit / Decision released May 4, 2020
- Area
Gun Rights
Timing
Decided May 4, 2020
The Court released its decision on May 4, 2020 without hearing oral argument.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
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