No. 20-7884

Roel Gilberto Melendez-Davila v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-04-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: Apprendi-v-New-Jersey case-review criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-precedent jury-trial legal-challenge recidivism sentencing supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2021-05-27
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 ROEL GILBERTO MELENDEZ-DAVILA, PETITIONER, V. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, RESPONDENT PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Petitioner Roel Gilberto Melendez-Davila 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 December 3, 2020.

Docket Entries

2021-06-01
Petition DENIED.
2021-05-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/27/2021.
2021-05-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-04-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 1, 2021)

Attorneys

Roel Gilberto Melendez-Davila
Kristin Michelle KimmelmanFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Kristin Michelle KimmelmanFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent