No. 20-6694

Gerardo Flores-Riojas v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-12-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: case-law constitutional-law court-of-appeals criminal-procedure due-process judicial-review legal-precedent sentencing stare-decisis statutory-interpretation supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari
Key Terms:
Environmental SocialSecurity
Latest Conference: 2021-02-19
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)? No. In the Supreme Court of the United States GERARDO FLORES-RIOJAS, PETITIONER, V. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, RESPONDENT PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Petitioner Gerardo Flores-Riojas asks that a writ of certiorari issue to review the opinion and judgment entered by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on July 27, 2020.

Docket Entries

2021-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-01-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2021-01-08
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-12-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 21, 2021)

Attorneys

Gerardo Flores-Riojas
Bradford Wayne BoganFederal Public Defender for the Western District o, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent