No. 21-7622

Alejandro Medina-Rios v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-04-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: certiorari constitutional-interpretation constitutional-law criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-precedent precedent sentencing supreme-court supreme-court-review
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Latest Conference: 2022-06-02
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 ALEJANDRO MEDINA-RIOS, Petitioner, V. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Petitioner, Alejandro Medina-Rios 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 January 18, 2022.

Docket Entries

2022-06-06
Petition DENIED.
2022-05-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/2/2022.
2022-05-12
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
2022-04-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 16, 2022)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service

Attorneys

Alejandro Medina-Rios
Dale Francis Ogden — Federal Public Defender, Western District of Texas, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent