No. 25-5946

Antonio Montrail Anderson v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-10-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-law firearm-possession interstate-commerce second-amendment sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment
Latest Conference: 2025-12-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)

When does a record show that the district court thought the sentence it chose was appropriate irrespective of the guidelines within the meaning of Molina-Martinez v. United States, and does Anderson's 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) conviction violate the Second Amendment, and may Congress criminalize intrastate firearm possession based solely on the fact that the firearm crossed state lines at some point before the defendant possessed it?

Question Presented (from Petition)

1. When does a record show “that the district court thought the sentence it chose was appropriate irrespective of the guidelines” within the meaning of MolinaMartinez v. United States, 578 U.S. 189, 198, 200 (2016)? 2. Does Anderson’s 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) conviction violate the Second Amendment? 3. May Congress criminalize intrastate firearm possession based solely on the fact that the firearm crossed state lines at some point before the defendant possessed it? i

Docket Entries

2025-12-15
Petition DENIED.
2025-11-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
2025-11-18
Waiver of United States of America of right to respond submitted.
2025-11-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2025-10-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 24, 2025)

Attorneys

Antonio Anderson
Maria Gabriela VegaOffice of the Federal Public Defender, NDTX, Petitioner
Maria Gabriela VegaOffice of the Federal Public Defender, NDTX, Petitioner
United States of America
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent