No. 19-5956

Adrian Apodaca v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2019-09-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: commerce-clause constitutional-jurisdiction crime-of-violence criminal-law criminal-law-procedure due-process federalism interstate-action jurisdiction sentencing
Key Terms:
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-10-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the defendant's conviction and sentence can be upheld under the definition of 'crime of violence'

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. Whether the Defendent, Mr. Apodaca, can prove that his conviction and sentence can not be upheld' under the definition of “crime ef violence" for count five of the indictment of 18 U.S.C. § 924 (c) (1) (A), (B) (4i). . : II. Whether the Government's actions in this case violated the princip= .-: les of Federalism under the "Commerce Clause" of the tenth Amendment — (U.S. Const. Art. I, § 8, cl. 3), and violated the"Due Process Clause" of the Fifth Amendment (U.S.C.A. Const. Amend. 5) of the United States . Constitution. By driving Mr. Apodaca across State Lines to improperly : manufacture Federal Jurisdiction so that the Government may Prosecute Mr. Apodaca in counts two through six of the indictment.

Docket Entries

2019-10-21
Petition DENIED.
2019-10-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2019.
2019-09-27
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-08-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 17, 2019)
2019-07-25
Application (19A93) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until September 27, 2019.
2019-07-15
Application (19A93) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 29, 2019 to September 27, 2019, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Adrian Apodaca
Adrian Apodaca — Petitioner
Adrian Apodaca — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent