No. 23-7788

Francisco Valtierra-Zuniga v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-06-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: certiorari-petition constitutional-interpretation constitutional-law criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process judicial-procedure jury-trial precedent precedent-overruling sentencing supreme-court-review
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Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
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)? ii No. In the Supreme Court of the United States FRANCISCO JAVIER VALTIERRA-ZUNIGA, PETITIONER, V. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, RESPONDENT PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Petitioner Francisco Javier Valtierra-Zuniga 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 April 1, 2024.

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-07-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-06-26
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2024-06-26
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-06-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 24, 2024)

Attorneys

Francisco Javier Valtierra-Zuniga
Carl Richard HenniesFederal Public Defender, Western District of Texas, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent