No. 21-7258
Fernando Contreras-Rojas v. United States
Tags: Almendarez-Torres certiorari constitutional-provisions criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-precedent jury-trial sentencing Supreme-Court supreme-court-review
Key Terms:
Environmental SocialSecurity Securities
Environmental SocialSecurity Securities
Latest Conference:
2022-03-25
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 FERNANDO CONTRERAS-ROJAS, PETITIONER, V. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, RESPONDENT PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Petitioner Fernando Contreras-Rojas 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 October 29, 2021.
Docket Entries
2022-03-28
Petition DENIED.
2022-03-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/25/2022.
2022-03-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-02-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 1, 2022)
Attorneys
Fernando Contreras-Rojas
Kristin Michelle Kimmelman — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Kristin Michelle Kimmelman — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent