No. 23-7637

Andres Nixon Gonzales-Catagua, aka Nexon Gonzalez v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2024-06-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure drug-enforcement drug-interdiction jurisdiction jurisdictional-limit law-enforcement maritime-drug-law maritime-law military-law-enforcement miranda-warnings sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
CriminalProcedure Privacy
Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the jurisdictional limit in the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act relates to legislative reach or subject matter jurisdiction

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED . WHETHER the jurisdictional limit contained in the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act relates to the legislative reach of the statute or whether it relates to the the subject matter jurisdiction of the courts. WHETHER 46 USC §70504(a) is unconstitutional because it removes an element of the offence from jury consideration in violation of the Sixth Amendment. WHETHER interdiction actions on the high seas pursuant to the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act are "custodial interrogations" requiring Miranda Warnings. WHETHER US military personnel acting as law enforcement on the high seas must be required to inform those they interdict of their rights under US law if haled into a US court or if they must be required to inform those they interdict of the consequences of their silence under the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act. . 4 3 t {

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-06-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-06-14
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-05-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 5, 2024)

Attorneys

Andres Nixon Gonzales-Catagua
Andres Nixon Gonzales-Catagua — Petitioner
Andres Nixon Gonzales-Catagua — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent