No. 25-6153

Marco Antonio Sanchez v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-11-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-challenge criminal-conviction due-process firearms-regulation second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2026-01-16 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Below, Petitioner Marco Antonio Sanchez challenged the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), which makes it a crime for a person convicted of a felony to possess a firearm. He argued that § 922(g)(1)'s permanent disarmament violates the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms both facially and as applied to him. The court of appeals affirmed. The questions presented are:

1. Does § 922(g)(1) violate the Second Amendment facially?

2. Does § 922(g)(1) violate the Second Amendment as applied to individuals with convictions for offenses that did not involve the misuse of firearms or establish a credible threat of such misuse?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does § 922(g)(1) violate the Second Amendment facially or as applied to individuals with non-violent prior convictions?

Docket Entries

2026-01-20
Petition DENIED.
2026-01-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
2025-12-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-03
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-12-03
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

Marco Antonio Sanchez
Kristin Michelle KimmelmanFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent