No. 24-6582

Dajuan Martin v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-02-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-challenge felony-ban firearm-possession second-amendment sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment FourthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2025-03-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is the lifetime ban on possession of firearms by all felons, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), plainly unconstitutional on its face because it is permanent, has no exceptions, and applies to all persons convicted of felonies, even those who are not violent?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

(1) Is the lifetime ban on possession of firearms by all felons, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), plainly unconstitutional on its face because it is permanent , has no exceptions, and applies to all persons convicted of felonies, even those who are not violen t? (2) Are the lower courts uniformly in error, under Stinson and Kisor, in holding that a firearm magazine with an industry -standard capacit y—for example, 16 or 17 rounds of ammunition—is a “large capacity magazine” under the Sentencing Guidelines ?

Docket Entries

2025-03-24
Petition DENIED.
2025-03-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/21/2025.
2025-03-04
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-03-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-02-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 20, 2025)
2025-01-13
Application (24A669) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 12, 2025.
2025-01-02
Application (24A669) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 13, 2025 to March 14, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Dajuan Martin
Steven Edward SpiresFederal Public Defender, Eastern Dist. of La., Petitioner
Steven Edward SpiresFederal Public Defender, Eastern Dist. of La., Petitioner
United States
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent