No. 18-6121

Benjamin Vega-Garcia, aka Carlos Moreno Molina v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-09-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: certiorari-standard constitutional-interpretation criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process judicial-precedent precedent precedent-overruling recidivism sentencing stare-decisis statutory-interpretation supreme-court supreme-court-review
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Latest Conference: 2018-10-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Court should overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224 (1998)

Question Presented (from Petition)

No question identified. : ili

Docket Entries

2018-10-29
Petition DENIED.
2018-10-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018.
2018-10-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
2018-09-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 29, 2018)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service

Attorneys

Benjamin Vega-Garcia
Laura G. Greenberg — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Laura G. Greenberg — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent