No. 25-6009

Jorge Armando Varela-Angel v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-10-31
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: case-law criminal-appeal fifth-circuit judicial-precedent supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari
Latest Conference: 2025-12-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Should the Court overrule AlmendarezTorres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)? ii No. _ In the Supreme Court of the United States JORGE ARMANDO VARELA -ANGEL , PETITIONER , V. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , RESPONDENT PETI TION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Petitioner Jorge Armando Varela -Angel 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 August 5 , 2025 .

Docket Entries

2025-12-08
Petition DENIED.
2025-11-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
2025-11-12
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-10-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 1, 2025)

Attorneys

Jorge Armando Varela-Angel
Kristin Michelle KimmelmanFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Kristin Michelle KimmelmanFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent