Greer v. United States
| Greer v. United States | |
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| Decided June 14, 2021 | |
| Full case name | Greer v. United States |
| Docket no. | 19-8709 |
| Citations | 593 U.S. 503 (more) |
| Holding | |
| An unobjected-to failure to instruct the jury that the defendant must have known they were a felon is not structural error requiring reversal. Moreover, it would be difficult to show plain error because "convicted felons ordinarily know that they are convicted felons." | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Kavanaugh |
| Concur/dissent | Sotomayor |
Greer v. United States, 593 U.S. 503 (2021), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that an unobjected-to failure to instruct the jury that the defendant must have known they were a felon is not structural error requiring reversal. Moreover, it would be difficult to show plain error because "convicted felons ordinarily know that they are convicted felons."[1][2] The case was consolidated with United States v. Gary; Sotomayor dissented to the court's assessment of Gary.[2]
References
- ^ Greer v. United States, No. 19-8709, 593 U.S. 503 (2021)
- ^ a b Little, Rory K. (2022). "Annual Review of the U.S. Supreme Court's Criminal Law Cases". The State of Criminal Justice: 2022. American Bar Association: Criminal Justice Section. pp. 30–31.
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External links
- Text of Greer v. United States, 593 U.S. 503 (2021) is available from: Cornell Findlaw Google Scholar Justia Leagle Oyez (oral argument audio)