No. 25-6514

Epifanio Leos-Morales v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-07
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: almendarez-torres criminal-law notice-clause prior-conviction recidivism sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
Securities
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the prior-conviction exception from Almendarez-Torres can be squared with the text of the Sixth Amendment's Notice Clause and the historical practices it codified.

Whether, in light of the historical record, Almendarez-Torres should be overruled.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the prior-conviction exception from Almendarez-Torres can be squared with the text of the Sixth Amendment's Notice Clause and the historical practices it codified

Docket Entries

2026-01-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-16
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2026-01-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2026-01-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 6, 2026)

Attorneys

Epifanio Leos-Morales
Taylor Wills Edwards BrownFederal Public Defender, N.D. Tex., Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent