No. 21-5574

Walter Manuel Marques-Mejia v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-09-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: Almendarez-Torres burden-of-proof criminal-procedure defendant-rights due-process indictment jury-trial prior-conviction sentencing statutory-maximum
Key Terms:
Privacy
Latest Conference: 2021-10-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether all facts—including the fact of a prior conviction—that increase a defendant's statutory maximum must be pleaded in the indictment and either admitted by the defendant or proven to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED L Whether all facts—including the fact of a prior conviction—that increase a defendant’s statutory maximum must be pleaded in the indictment and either admitted by the defendant or proven to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt? i

Docket Entries

2021-10-12
Petition DENIED.
2021-09-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
2021-09-15
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-08-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 4, 2021)

Attorneys

United States of America
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Walter Marques-Mejia
Adam Ryan NicholsonOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Adam Ryan NicholsonOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner