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Mark A. Beckham v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 18-1406 · judgment March 8, 2019
Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, an Eighth Circuit decision below, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).
Question presented
Because only a jury, acting on proof beyond a reasonable doubt, may take a person’s liberty, when, if ever, is it constitutionally permissible for an appellate court to conclude that a district court’s refusal to instruct the jury as to two elements of a crime constitutes harmless error?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Justin Keith Gelfand
Marguils Gelfand LLC
For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day
Proceedings
- Jan 13 2020Petition DENIED.
- Dec 11 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
- Dec 05 2019Reply of petitioner Mark Beckham filed.
- Nov 21 2019Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed.
- Oct 18 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 21, 2019.
- Oct 17 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 18, 2019 to November 21, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
- Sep 11 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 18, 2019.
- Sep 10 2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 18, 2019 to October 18, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
- Aug 12 2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 18, 2019)
- Jul 03 2019Application (19A24) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until August 13, 2019.
- Jun 28 2019Application (19A24) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 14, 2019 to August 14, 2019, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.