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Jean-Claude Okongo Landji v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 23-6696 · judgment July 21, 2025
Questions presented
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May the offense of conspiracy to distribute or possess with intent to distribute controlled substances while on a United States aircraft, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 959(c), be prosecuted extraterritorially, resolving a direct circuit split between United States v. Epskamp, 832 F.3d 154 (2d Cir. 2016) and United States v. Thompson, 921 F.3d 263 (D.C. Cir. 2019)?
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Did the government’s handling of Landji’s attorney-client privileged documents violate his rights under the Sixth Amendment as delineated by Kastigar v. United States, 406 U.S. 441 (1972) and its progeny?
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Were Landji’s Confrontation Clause rights under Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004) and its progeny, violated when a cell phone data extraction report was admitted via the testimony of an analyst other than the one who conducted the extraction? i
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Jonathan I. Edelstein
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Mar 30 2026Petition DENIED.
- Mar 11 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2026.
- Oct 30 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
- Oct 15 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 17, 2025)