No. 19-8390October Term 2019Decided Jun 1, 2020
Do Kyun Kim v. United States
This case involves a petition filed by Do Kyun Kim against the United States, appealing a decision from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and requesting to proceed without paying court fees.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 1, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a petition filed by Do Kyun Kim against the United States, appealing a decision from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and requesting to proceed without paying court fees.
Question presented
Whether the district court’s failure to instruct the jury on the knowledge-of-status element of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) was structural error, or instead was subject to harmless-error review?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit / Decision released Jun 1, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided June 1, 2020
The Court released its decision on June 1, 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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