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Oneil Allen, aka Allen Oneil v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 24-2579, 24-2581 · judgment November 20, 2025
Questions presented
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Whether, for a person to be liable as an accomplice for a substantive narcotics sale arranged and consummated by another, the person must have (a) knowledge that the specific sale will occur and (b) provide aid to further that specific sale.
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Whether, absent a Pinkerton charge [Pinkerton v. United States, 328 U.S. 840 (1946)], a co-conspirator can be liable for a substantive crime committed by another co-conspirator even though the alleged accomplice did not have actual knowledge of the substantive crime and did not personally participate in the acts constituting it.
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Whether the intent element of accomplice liability must be based on the accomplice’s advance knowledge of the substantive crime to be committed by a co-defendant, even when the crime is not a “double-barreled” one requiring two actions, as was the 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) offense at issue in Rosemond v. United States, 572 U.S. 65, 71 (2014).
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Beverly Van Ness
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Jun 22 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jun 03 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2026.
- May 26 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Apr 21 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 5, 2026)