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No. 19-8390October Term 2019Decided Jun 1, 2020

Docket 19-8390October Term 2019 (2019–2020)

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
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedJun 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

Grounding

Grounding
Primary-source trail available.
Note
Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
Checked
Mar 30, 2026
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