No. 25-6452

Juan Manuel Monroy-Vega v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-30
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: None
Key Terms:
Immigration Privacy
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
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

2026-01-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-12
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-12-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 29, 2026)

Attorneys

Juan Monroy-Vega
Adam Ryan NicholsonOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent