No. 21-7813

Hector Cervantes-Resendiz v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-05-09
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-law constitutional-provisions criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit precedent-review sentencing stare-decisis statutory-interpretation supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari
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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 (from Petition)

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 HECTOR CERVANTES-RESENDIZ, PETITIONER, V. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, RESPONDENT PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Petitioner Hector Cervantes-Resendiz 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 February 24, 2022.

Docket Entries

2022-06-06
Petition DENIED.
2022-05-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/2/2022.
2022-05-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-05-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 8, 2022)

Attorneys

Hector Cervantes-Resendiz
Kristin L. DavidsonFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
Kristin L. DavidsonFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent