No. 19-5166

Henry Vazquez Valois v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2019-07-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: commerce-clause congressional-power congressional-powers criminal-law drug-trafficking due-process enumerated-powers extraterritorial-jurisdiction foreign-national international-law international-waters maritime-law
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the prosecution of Mr. Vazquez Valois — a Colombian national with no ties to the United States — for trafficking cocaine in international waters between Columbia and Costa Rica, exceeds Congress' enumerated powers?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether the prosecution of Mr. Vazquez Valois — a Colombian national with no ties to the United States — for trafficking cocaine in international waters between Columbia and Costa Rica, exceeds Congress’ enumerated powers? i INTERESTED PARTIES There are no

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-07-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-07-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-07-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 12, 2019)
2019-05-07
Application (18A1103) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until July 12, 2019.
2019-04-24
Application (18A1103) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 13, 2019 to July 12, 2019, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Henry Vazquez Valois
Gail Smith StageFederal Public Defender, Southern District of Florida, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent