No. 25-6152
Melvin Alberto-Velasquez v. United States
Tags: case-law criminal-appeal fifth-circuit judicial-precedent supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari
Latest Conference:
2026-01-09
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 MELVIN ALBERTO -VELASQUEZ , 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 Melvin Alberto-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 August 27, 2025 .
Docket Entries
2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-09
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-11-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 18, 2025)
Attorneys
Melvin Alberto-Velasquez
Kristin Michelle Kimmelman — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Kristin Michelle Kimmelman — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent