No. 24-5110

Cristobal Castillo-Velasquez v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-07-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: almendarez-torres case-law constitutional-interpretation criminal-procedure due-process judicial-discretion legal-precedent precedent-overruling sentencing sixth-amendment supreme-court 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 CRISTOBAL CASTILLOVELASQUEZ, PETITIONER, V. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, RESPONDENT PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Petitioner Cristobal Castillo-Velasquez 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 17, 2024.

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-08-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-07-30
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2024-07-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-07-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 19, 2024)

Attorneys

Cristobal Castillo-Velasquez
Bradford Wayne BoganFederal Public Defender, Western District of Texas, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent