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Gregory S. Simpson v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, No. 20-0268 · judgment March 10, 2021
Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces below and counsel who has filed here before.
Questions presented
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Is it a constitutional due process violation for Petitioner’s guilty plea to distribution of indecent images to be accepted based on a theory that he “aided and abetted” a distribution of indecent images to himself, when the only individuals involved were the distributor and Petitioner as the recipient?
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Is it a constitutional due process violation for Petitioner to be convicted for another’s non-criminal act of sending indecent images to Petitioner, and when his receipt and possession of the images were also not criminal acts?
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What is the mens rea required for an aider and abettor to incur criminal liability when the penal law applicable to the aider and abettor requires a general intent, but the penal law applicable to the principal requires specific intent?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Tami L. Mitchell
Law Office of Tami L. Mitchell
For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, October 4, 2021 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 04 2021Petition DENIED.
- Aug 25 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
- Aug 19 2021Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Aug 09 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 10, 2021)