No. 22-6300

Edman Castro-Salazar v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-12-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: almendarez-torres criminal-procedure due-process indictment recidivism recidivism-enhancement sixth-amendment statutory-interpretation statutory-offense
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2023-01-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the government's failure to allege a prior conviction necessary to support a statutory recidivism enhancement violated Mr. Castro's right 'to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED L. Whether the government’s failure to allege a prior conviction necessary to support a statutory recidivism enhancement violated Mr. Castro’s right “to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation.” I. Whether Almendarez-Torres v. United States should be overruled. i

Docket Entries

2023-01-23
Petition DENIED.
2023-01-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/20/2023.
2022-12-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-12-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 13, 2023)

Attorneys

Edman Castro-Salazar
Taylor Wills Edwards BrownFederal Public Defender, N.D. Tex., Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent