No. 19-8325October Term 2019Decided May 18, 2020
Docket 19-8325October Term 2019 (2019–2020)
Hussein v. United States
Hussein v.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 18, 2020
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedMay 18, 2020
- What it's about
Hussein v. United States is a case appealed from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in which the petitioner sought a writ of certiorari and requested to proceed in forma pauperis.
Question presented
1. Whether the district court’s failure to instruct the jury on the “knowledge” element of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), as required by Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019), constitutes structural error? 2. Whether the district court’s failure to instruct the jury on the “knowledge” element of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) constitutes plain error requiring reversal?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit / Decision released May 18, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
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- Mar 30, 2026
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