Knowing murder was for hire
Abreu v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- Antony Abreu asked the Supreme Court to review whether he could be convicted of conspiring to arrange a murder for hire or helping carry one out without proof that he knew it involved an agreement to pay something of value.
- Who it affects
- The denial ends Abreu’s request for Supreme Court review but does not resolve whether the law requires proof that he knew of a payment agreement.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Court refused to hear his case (denied his petition), so it did not decide that question.
The dispute concerns what the government must prove about a defendant’s knowledge in a federal murder-for-hire case.
Question presented
Whether a defendant may be convicted of conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire or aiding and abetting murder-for-hire under 18 U.S.C. § 1958 absent any proof that he knew the murder was to be committed pursuant to a pecuniary-value agreement.
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