Consent in sex crime convictions
Evangelista v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- Airman First Class John A. Evangelista asked the Supreme Court to review whether factfinders could convict him on an invalid alternative theory of liability after being instructed on the statutory definition of consent.
- Who it affects
- Evangelista will not get Supreme Court review in this proceeding, and the Court did not decide the question about the alternate theory.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Court refused to hear the case (denied review) and did not decide that question.
The case came from the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and concerned how a statutory consent instruction related to an alternate theory of liability.
Question presented
Were the factfinders able to convict Petitioner on an invalid alternate theory of liability after being instructed on the statutory definition of consent?
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