No. 25-6222

Gilberto Rolando Canales-Velasquez v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-11-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: None
Key Terms:
Privacy
Latest Conference: 2026-01-09
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether all facts—including the fact of a prior conviction—that increase a defendant's statutory maximum must be pleaded in the indictment and either admitted by the defendant or proven to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Question not identified.

Docket Entries

2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-11-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 24, 2025)

Attorneys

Gilberto Canales-Velasquez
Adam Ryan NicholsonOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent