No. 25-5652

Federico Jose Maldonado-Aleman v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-09-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: circuit-court conspiracy drug-distribution jury-trial sentencing-guidelines sixth-amendment
Latest Conference: 2025-10-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fifth Circuit's decision that a defendant may be sentenced for drugs that he was not shown to have agreed to distribute violates the Court's conspiracy precedent, misapplies the Sentencing Guidelines, and runs contrary to the Sixth Amendment's jury guarantee

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether the Fifth Circuit’s decision that a defendant may be sentenced for drugs that he was not shown to have agreed to distribute violates the Court’s conspiracy precedent , misapplies the Sentencing Guidelines, and runs contrary to the Sixth Amendment ’s jury guarantee .

Docket Entries

2025-10-20
Petition DENIED.
2025-10-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025.
2025-09-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-09-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 16, 2025)

Attorneys

Federico Jose Maldonado-Aleman
Philip J. LynchLaw Offices of Phil Lynch, Petitioner
Philip J. LynchLaw Offices of Phil Lynch, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent