Almendarez-Torres

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25-6514 Epifanio Leos-Morales v. United States Fifth Circuit 2026-01-07 Pending Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres criminal-law notice-clause prior-conviction recidivism sixth-amendment Whether the prior-conviction exception from Almendarez-Torres can be squared with the text of the Sixth Amendment's Notice Clause and the historical p…
25-6342 Sergio Zamora-Rios v. United States Fifth Circuit 2025-12-11 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres apprendi-rule constitutional-interpretation criminal-sentencing precedent-review sixth-amendment Whether Almendarez-Torres can be reconciled with the Sixth Amendment's history and tradition, and if not, should the Court overrule it?
24-7300 Jorge Arturo Nanez-Lopez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2025-05-28 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres case-law certiorari fifth-circuit judicial-precedent supreme-court-review Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
24-7271 Cristian Javier Chevez-Solano v. United States Fifth Circuit 2025-05-22 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres certiorari criminal-law fifth-circuit precedent supreme-court-review Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
24-6655 Raul Hiram Mata-Gardea v. United States Fifth Circuit 2025-02-26 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres appellate-jurisdiction downward-departure indictment-requirement pre-removal-felony sentencing-guidelines Whether the Fifth Circuit had appellate jurisdiction to review the district court's denial of a motion for downward departure under the Sentencing Gui…
24-6097 Alfredo Alvarado-Varela v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-12-09 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres apprendi notice-clause prior-conviction-exception recidivism-enhancement sixth-amendment Whether the prior-conviction exception from Almendarez-Torres can be squared with the text of the Sixth Amendment's Notice Clause and the historical p…
24-5973 Osiel Huertas v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-11-14 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres apprendi-rule notice-clause prior-conviction-exception recidivism-enhancement sixth-amendment Whether the prior-conviction exception from Almendarez-Torres can be squared with the text of the Sixth Amendment's Notice Clause and the historical p…
24-5377 Douglas Arcia-Hernandez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-08-23 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres apprendi-rule certiorari prior-conviction-exception sixth-amendment supreme-court-review Whether the Supreme Court should overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States and reconsider the prior-conviction exception under the Sixth Amendment
24-5317 Jose Jimenez-Maria v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-08-13 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres constitutional-interpretation judicial-precedent precedent-overruling supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Whether the Supreme Court should overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States
24-5288 Edgar Alonso Esparza-Rodriguez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-08-09 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres apprendi-rule constitutional-interpretation judicial-review sentencing-precedent supreme-court-review Whether the Supreme Court should overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States and clarify the scope of sentencing precedent
24-5110 Cristobal Castillo-Velasquez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-07-18 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres case-law constitutional-interpretation criminal-procedure due-process judicial-discretion legal-precedent precedent-overruling sentencing sixth-amendment supreme-court supreme-court-review Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
24-5033 Jose Domingo Carranza-Rubio v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-07-09 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres case-law constitutional-interpretation criminal-procedure due-process judicial-discretion legal-precedent precedent-overruling sentencing sixth-amendment supreme-court supreme-court-review Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
24-5019 Daniel Salgado v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-07-08 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres apprendi-rule certiorari constitutional-interpretation criminal-procedure-sentencing notice-clause prior-conviction-exception sixth-amendment supreme-court-review Should Almendarez-Torres v. United States be overruled?
24-5012 Miguel Angel Ibarra-Mora v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-07-03 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres constitutional-law criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit precedent-overturning sentencing statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
23-7787 Enrique Martinez-Flores v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-06-24 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres apprendi-v-new-jersey constitutional-interpretation criminal-enhancement criminal-procedure historical-analysis notice-clause prior-conviction-exception recidivism sixth-amendment sixth-amendment-notice-clause Can the prior-conviction exception from Almendarez-Torres be squared with the text of the Sixth Amendment's Notice Clause and the historical practices…
23-7707 Martin Ochoa-Perez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-06-13 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres apprendi-rule apprendi-v-new-jersey common-law-history criminal-sentencing notice-clause prior-conviction-exception recidivism sixth-amendment sixth-amendment-notice-clause Whether the prior-conviction exception from Almendarez-Torres can be squared with the text of the Sixth Amendment's Notice Clause and the historical p…
23-7646 Rogaciano Demetrio-Jimenez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-06-05 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres case-precedent criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-review jury-trial sentencing stare-decisis statutory-interpretation supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
23-7366 Carlos Enrique Navarro-Trevino v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-05-02 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres appellate-procedure case-law constitutional-interpretation criminal-procedure due-process judicial-precedent jury-trial recidivism sentencing supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
23-7109 Edgar Garcia-Heredia v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-03-29 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres constitutional-interpretation criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-procedure jury-trial precedent-overruling recidivism sentencing supreme-court-review Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
23-6951 Jesus Barron-Bautista v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-03-11 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit jury-trial precedent-overruling sentencing Sixth-Amendment supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
23-6878 Jose Luis Avalos-Sanchez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-03-01 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres court-of-appeals criminal-procedure due-process judicial-review jury-trial legal-precedent sentencing Sixth-Amendment supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
23-6803 Eduardo Garcia Briseno v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-02-22 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres constitutional-interpretation criminal-law historical-record notice notice-clause prior-conviction-exception sixth-amendment sixth-amendment-text supreme-court-precedent Whether, in light of the historical record, Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224 (1998), should be overruled?
23-6714 Ramon Umberto Cortez-Rodriguez, aka Ramon Humberto Cortez-Rodriguez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-02-09 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres certiorari-petition constitutional-interpretation criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit-appeal judicial-review jury-trial precedent-overruling sentencing Supreme-Court supreme-court-review Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
23-831 Constance Eileen Caswell v. Colorado Colorado 2024-02-02 Denied Amici (1)Relisted (2) almendarez-torres apprendi-rule criminal-procedure due-process felony-enhancement jury-determination jury-trial misdemeanor-elevation prior-conviction sentencing sixth-amendment Whether a prior misdemeanor conviction that elevates a subsequent offense from a misdemeanor to a felony is an element of the subsequent offense that …
23-6594 Noemy Ramirez-Gomez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-01-26 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres case-review criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-precedent jury-trial legal-challenge sentencing Sixth-Amendment supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
23-6385 Alfonso Garcia-Vela v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-12-28 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres burden-of-proof criminal-procedure due-process indictment jury-trial prior-conviction prior-convictions sentencing statutory-maximum 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 …
23-6279 Ismael Robles-Perez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-12-15 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres almendarez-torres-precedent constitutional-provisions criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-review jury-trial sentencing Sixth-Amendment supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
23-6242 Francisco Mora-Carrillo v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-12-13 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres Almendarez-Torres-v-United-States Apprendi-v-New-Jersey constitutional-provisions criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit jury-trial precedent-overturning sentencing supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
23-6217 Ubaldo De La Cruz Leyva v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-12-11 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres apprendi apprendi-v-new-jersey historical-practices notice-clause prior-conviction prior-conviction-exception recidivism-enhancement sixth-amendment Whether the prior-conviction exception from Almendarez-Torres can be squared with the text of the Sixth Amendment's Notice Clause and the historical p…
23-6017 Roberto Alaniz-Pimentel v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-11-15 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres apprendi apprendi-v-new-jersey historical-practices notice-clause prior-conviction prior-conviction-exception recidivism-enhancement sixth-amendment Whether the prior-conviction exception from Almendarez-Torres can be squared with the text of the Sixth Amendment's Notice Clause and the historical p…
23A375 Rico Lorodge Brown v. United States Fourth Circuit 2023-10-25 Presumed Complete almendarez-torres apprendi-rule criminal-statute jury-finding prior-conviction sentencing-guidelines Whether the different-occasions element of a criminal statute is subject to the Apprendi rule requiring jury finding or indictment, or falls under the…
23-5599 Juan Manuel Amaya-Castaneda v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-09-18 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres appellate-review criminal-procedure judicial-discretion prior-conviction-exception prior-convictions sentencing sentencing-guidelines sixth-amendment Whether a party may obtain appellate relief when the district court fails to address substantial arguments for a sentence outside the Guideline range
23-5487 Jose Humberto Hernandez-Mendez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-08-30 Denied Response WaivedIFP alleyne-rule almendarez-torres appellate-procedure apprendi-rule constitutional-interpretation criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process judicial-review precedent-analysis sentencing supreme-court-review Whether this Court should consider the continuing validity of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998), in light of the reasoning of Ap…
23-5261 Everado Joe Flores-Salcido v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-08-01 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres case-precedent criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-review jury-trial sentencing stare-decisis statutory-interpretation supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
23-5221 Gilberto Betero-Carrillo v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-07-27 Denied Response WaivedIFP alleyne-rule almendarez-torres appellate-procedure apprendi-rule constitutional-law criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process judicial-interpretation precedent-analysis sentencing supreme-court-review Whether this Court should consider the continuing validity of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998), in light of the reasoning of Ap…
23-5181 Rudy Alexander Ventura-Recinos v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-07-24 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres case-precedent criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-review jury-trial legal-standard sentencing Supreme-Court supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
22-7902 Saul Navarrete De La Cerda v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-06-29 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres apprendi-v-new-jersey common-law constitutional-interpretation criminal-procedure notice-clause prior-conviction prior-conviction-exception sixth-amendment Whether the prior-conviction exception from Almendarez-Torres can be squared with the text of the Sixth Amendment's Notice Clause and the historical p…
22-7863 Osvaldo Castelan-Saucedo v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-06-26 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres case-precedent court-of-appeals criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit jury-trial legal-review sentencing Sixth-Amendment supreme-court writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
22-7854 Edgar Ivan Armenta-Lopez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-06-23 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres case-law-review certiorari constitutional-interpretation criminal-procedure due-process judicial-precedent jury-trial legal-overruling sentencing Supreme-Court supreme-court-review Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
22-7837 Carlos Delgado-Adame v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-06-21 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres apprendi apprendi-v-new-jersey historical-practices notice-clause prior-conviction prior-conviction-exception recidivism-enhancement sixth-amendment Whether the prior-conviction exception from Almendarez-Torres can be squared with the text of the Sixth Amendment's Notice Clause and the historical p…
22-7689 Jose Guadalupe Romero Torres v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-06-01 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres apprendi-v-new-jersey constitutional-interpretation criminal-procedure historical-practices notice-clause prior-conviction prior-conviction-exception sixth-amendment Whether the prior-conviction exception from Almendarez-Torres can be squared with the text of the Sixth Amendment's Notice Clause and the historical p…
22-7423 Gilberto Marquez-Calzadilla v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-05-01 Denied IFP Almendarez-Torres case-review criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-precedent jury-trial legal-challenge sentencing Supreme-Court supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
22-7287 Rodolfo Tovar-Zamarripa v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-04-14 Denied IFP almendarez-torres apprendi-v-new-jersey constitutional-interpretation criminal-procedure historical-practices notice-clause prior-conviction-exception prior-convictions sixth-amendment Whether the prior-conviction exception from Almendarez-Torres can be squared with the text of the Sixth Amendment's Notice Clause and the historical p…
22-7114 Miguel Ortiz-Castillo v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-03-27 Denied IFP alleyne almendarez-torres appellate-procedure apprendi constitutional-law criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process judicial-interpretation precedent-analysis sentencing supreme-court-review Whether this Court should consider the continuing validity of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998), in light of the reasoning of Ap…
22-7025 Kevin Ariel Garcia-Archaga v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-03-17 Denied IFP almendarez-torres apprendi-v-new-jersey constitutional-interpretation criminal-procedure historical-practices notice-clause prior-conviction-exception sixth-amendment Whether the prior-conviction exception from Almendarez-Torres can be squared with the text of the Sixth Amendment's Notice Clause and the historical p…
22-6897 Ruben Hernandez-Correa v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-03-01 Denied IFP alleyne almendarez-torres appellate-procedure apprendi certiorari constitutional-law criminal-procedure due-process judicial-interpretation precedent sentencing supreme-court-review Whether this Court should consider the continuing validity of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998), in light of the reasoning of Ap…
22-6873 Jesus Ivan Dominguez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-02-27 Denied IFP Almendarez-Torres case-review criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-precedent jury-trial legal-challenge sentencing Sixth-Amendment supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
22-6603 Miguel Angel Valencia-Sandoval v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-01-23 Denied Response WaivedIFP alleyne almendarez-torres appellate-procedure apprendi constitutional-law criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process judicial-interpretation precedent-interpretation sentencing supreme-court-review Whether this Court should consider the continuing validity of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998), in light of the reasoning of Ap…
22-6475 Nohe Dominguez-Morales v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-01-06 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP almendarez-torres apprendi apprendi-v-new-jersey criminal-procedure historical-practices notice-clause prior-conviction-exception prior-convictions sixth-amendment Whether the prior-conviction exception from Almendarez-Torres can be squared with the text of the Sixth Amendment's Notice Clause and the historical p…
22-6300 Edman Castro-Salazar v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-12-14 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres criminal-procedure due-process indictment recidivism recidivism-enhancement sixth-amendment statutory-interpretation statutory-offense Whether the government's failure to allege a prior conviction necessary to support a statutory recidivism enhancement violated Mr. Castro's right 'to …
22-6220 Martin Robert Moncada-Aguirre v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-12-05 Denied Response WaivedIFP alleyne almendarez-torres appellate-procedure apprendi certiorari constitutional-interpretation criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process judicial-review sentencing supreme-court-precedent Whether this Court should consider the continuing validity of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998), in light of the reasoning of Ap…
22-6043 Jose Rene Cante-Dondiego v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-11-10 Denied Response WaivedIFP alleyne almendarez-torres appellate-procedure apprendi constitutional-interpretation criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process judicial-review precedent-reconsideration sentencing supreme-court-review Whether this Court should consider the continuing validity of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998), in light of the reasoning of Ap…
22-5912 William Gonzalez-Ramirez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-10-26 Denied Response WaivedIFP alleyne almendarez-torres appellate-procedure apprendi constitutional-law criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process precedent-analysis sentencing statutory-interpretation supreme-court-review Whether this Court should consider the continuing validity of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998), in light of the reasoning of Ap…
22-5869 Carlos Ivan Chavira-Montanez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-10-19 Denied Response WaivedIFP alleyne almendarez-torres apprendi constitutional-interpretation criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process judicial-review precedent-analysis sentencing statutory-construction supreme-court-review Whether this Court should consider the continuing validity of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998), in light of the reasoning of Ap…
22-5740 Rony Alexander Granados-Ortez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-10-03 Denied Response WaivedIFP alleyne almendarez-torres appellate-procedure apprendi constitutional-interpretation criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process judicial-review precedent-analysis sentencing supreme-court-review Whether this Court should consider the continuing validity of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998), in light of the reasoning of Ap…
22-5603 Faustino Sanchez-Lugo v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-09-19 Denied Response WaivedIFP alleyne-rule almendarez-torres appellate-procedure apprendi-rule constitutional-law criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process precedent-analysis sentencing statutory-interpretation supreme-court-review Whether this Court should consider the continuing validity of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998), in light of the reasoning of Ap…
22-5551 Jose Carmen Barajas-Salvador v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-09-12 Denied Response WaivedIFP alleyne almendarez-torres appellate-procedure apprendi constitutional-law criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process precedent-analysis sentencing statutory-interpretation supreme-court-review Whether this Court should consider the continuing validity of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998), in light of the reasoning of Ap…
22-5084 Luciano Felipe-Pascual v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-07-13 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres case-precedent criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-review jury-trial legal-challenge recidivism sentencing supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
22-5059 Rodolfo Oliva-Santos v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-07-11 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres case-law criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-precedent jury-trial sentencing statutory-interpretation Supreme-Court supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
22-5004 Eduardo Pena-Garcia v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-06-30 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres case-review constitutional-law criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-precedent jury-trial sentencing supreme-court supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
21-8273 Jesus Fernando Fierro-Renteria v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-06-29 Denied Response WaivedIFP alleyne almendarez-torres appellate-procedure apprendi constitutional-law criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process precedent-analysis sentencing statutory-interpretation supreme-court-review Whether this Court should consider the continuing validity of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998), in light of the reasoning of Ap…
21-8149 Jesus Rodriguez-Castro v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-06-16 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres constitutional-law criminal-sentencing due-process fifth-circuit overruling-precedent rodriguez-castro statutory-interpretation supreme-court supreme-court-precedent united-states writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
21-8101 Marco Antonio Marin-Maldonado v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-06-09 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres certiorari constitutional-provisions criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-precedent jury-trial recidivism sentencing supreme-court-review Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
21-8102 Rodrigo Jimenez-Ramirez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-06-09 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres certiorari constitutional-law criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-precedent sentencing stare-decisis statutory-interpretation supreme-court-review Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
21-8108 Daniel Gallegos-Quirino v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-06-09 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres case-law court-of-appeals criminal-procedure due-process judicial-review jury-trial legal-precedent recidivism sentencing supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
21-8072 Erik Daniel Salgado-Castellano v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-06-07 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres appellate-procedure case-review criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-precedent jury-trial recidivism sentencing supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
21-8059 Jesus Morales-Agustin v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-06-06 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres Almendarez-Torres-v-United-States Apprendi-v-New-Jersey constitutional-interpretation criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit jury-trial sentencing supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
21-7786 Ignacio Trevizo-Cortez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-05-05 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres case-jurisdiction constitutional-provisions criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit jury-trial legal-precedent recidivism sentencing supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
21-7721 Juan Francisco Cruz-Mora v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-04-27 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres certiorari constitutional-law criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-precedent recidivism sentencing supreme-court supreme-court-review Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
21-7621 Jose Miguel Perez-Vides v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-04-14 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres case-review criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-procedure jury-trial legal-precedent recidivism sentencing supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
21-7612 Jose Luis Aldaba-Roman v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-04-13 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit jury-trial sentencing Supreme-Court writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
21-7560 Martin Andres-Tomas v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-04-06 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres certiorari constitutional-interpretation court-of-appeals criminal-procedure due-process federal-statute judicial-precedent jury-trial recidivism sentencing supreme-court-review Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
21-7291 Bonifacio Eduardo Trujillo-Gutierrez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-03-07 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres certiorari constitutional-law criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-precedent recidivism sentencing supreme-court supreme-court-review Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
21-7266 Fredy Zamora-Reyes v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-03-03 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres apprendi constitutional-interpretation criminal-procedure notice-clause prior-conviction sentencing-enhancement sixth-amendment Can a court, consistent with the Sixth Amendment's Notice Clause, impose a statutorily enhanced sentence based on the fact of a prior conviction never…
21-7256 Clemente Rosales-Sanchez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-03-02 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres Apprendi-v-New-Jersey case-review criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-precedent jury-trial recidivism sentencing supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
21-7258 Fernando Contreras-Rojas v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-03-02 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres certiorari constitutional-provisions criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-precedent jury-trial sentencing Supreme-Court supreme-court-review Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
21-7196 Luis Alonso Ramirez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-02-24 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres certiorari criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-precedent jury-trial recidivism sentencing Sixth-Amendment supreme-court-review Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
21-7149 Pedro Romero-Sandoval v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-02-17 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres case-law constitutional-provisions criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit jury-trial legal-precedent sentencing Supreme-Court supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
21-7110 Jorge Alberto Funez-Zapata v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-02-14 Denied Response WaivedIFP alleyne almendarez-torres appellate-procedure apprendi constitutional-law criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process precedent-analysis sentencing statutory-interpretation supreme-court-review Whether this Court should consider the continuing validity of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998), in light of the reasoning of Ap…
21-6882 Alexi Lenin Argueta-Urbina v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-01-18 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres case-review court-of-appeals criminal-procedure due-process judicial-procedure jury-trial legal-precedent recidivism sentencing supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
21-6887 Sergio Rodriguez-Garcia v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-01-18 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres case-review criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-precedent jury-trial legal-challenge sentencing Supreme-Court supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
21-6579 Cesar Hidrogo-Marin v. United States Fifth Circuit 2021-12-14 Denied Response WaivedIFP alleyne-rule almendarez-torres appellate-procedure apprendi-rule constitutional-law criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process precedent-analysis sentencing statutory-interpretation supreme-court-review Whether this Court should consider the continuing validity of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998), in light of the reasoning of Ap…
21-6582 Genaro Alberto Nunez-Ugarte v. United States Fifth Circuit 2021-12-13 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres case-precedent criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-review jury-trial legal-challenge sentencing Supreme-Court supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
21-6530 Tyreese Thompson v. United States Eighth Circuit 2021-12-06 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres constitutional-interpretation criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing due-process jury-determination jury-trial precedent-review reasonable-doubt sentencing statutory-maximum Whether any facts that increase the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum need to be submitted to a jury and proved beyond a rea…
21-6131 Jose Alfredo Gonzalez-Mares v. United States Fifth Circuit 2021-10-29 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres case-law criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-precedent jury-trial recidivism sentencing statutory-interpretation supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
21-5916 Ramiro Medina-Oliden v. United States Fifth Circuit 2021-10-06 Denied Response WaivedIFP alleyne almendarez-torres appellate-procedure apprendi constitutional-law criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process precedent-analysis sentencing statutory-interpretation supreme-court-review Whether this Court should consider the continuing validity of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998), in light of the reasoning of Ap…
21-5693 Eleno Guillen-Morales v. United States Fifth Circuit 2021-09-16 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres case-law court-of-appeals criminal-procedure due-process judicial-review jury-trial legal-precedent sentencing Sixth-Amendment supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
21-5574 Walter Manuel Marques-Mejia v. United States Fifth Circuit 2021-09-03 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres burden-of-proof criminal-procedure defendant-rights due-process indictment jury-trial prior-conviction sentencing statutory-maximum 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 …
21-5175 Alfredo Jesus Chavez-Portillo v. United States Fifth Circuit 2021-07-22 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres case-law criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-precedent jury-trial recidivism sentencing statutory-interpretation supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
21-5096 Jaime Martinez-Rojas v. United States Fifth Circuit 2021-07-13 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres case-law criminal-appeal criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-precedent jury-trial recidivism sentencing supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
20-7829 Edmundo Bustamante-Muniz v. United States Fifth Circuit 2021-04-23 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing due-process fifth-amendment fifth-circuit precedent-overturning sentencing statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
20-7255 Samuel Zubia-Olivas v. United States Fifth Circuit 2021-02-25 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres case-law criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-review jury-trial precedent sentencing Supreme-Court writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
20-6932 Jorge Armando Jamaica-Hernandez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2021-01-26 Denied Response WaivedIFP alleyne almendarez-torres appellate-procedure apprendi constitutional-law criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process precedent-analysis sentencing statutory-interpretation supreme-court-review Whether this Court should consider the continuing validity of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998), in light of the reasoning of Ap…
20-6755 Alejandro Tovar-Regalado v. United States Fifth Circuit 2021-01-04 Denied Response WaivedIFP alleyne-rule almendarez-torres appellate-procedure apprendi-rule constitutional-law criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process judicial-interpretation precedent-interpretation sentencing supreme-court-review Whether this Court should consider the continuing validity of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998), in light of the reasoning of Ap…
20-6692 Juan Manuel Lopez-Canales v. United States Fifth Circuit 2020-12-22 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres case-review criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-precedent jury-trial legal-challenge recidivism sentencing supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
20-6100 Carlos Meza-Cruz v. United States Fifth Circuit 2020-10-21 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres criminal-procedure due-process jury-trial sentencing Supreme-Court Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
20-5733 Clinton Lee Rumley v. United States Fourth Circuit 2020-09-18 Denied IFP almendarez-torres armed-career-criminal-act circuit-split fourth-circuit-split mens-rea omission-liability recklessness sentencing-enhancement violent-felony Whether a criminal statute that prohibits the intentional causation of bodily injury to another 'by any means,' including omissions, is categorically …
20-5428 Jose Ricardo Morales-Mercado v. United States Fifth Circuit 2020-08-20 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres apprendi criminal-procedure due-process sentencing supreme-court Whether this Court should consider the continuing validity of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998), in light of the reasoning of Ap…
19-8825 Edgardo Navarro v. United States Fifth Circuit 2020-06-26 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres apprendi criminal-procedure indictment notice-clause prior-conviction sentencing-enhancement sixth-amendment Whether a sentencing court can impose a statutorily enhanced sentence based on a prior conviction not alleged in the indictment, consistent with the S…
19-8815 Jose Armando Nunez-Lopez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2020-06-25 Denied Response WaivedIFP 8-usc-1326 almendarez-torres apprendi criminal-procedure due-process sentencing Whether this Court should consider the continuing validity of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998), in light of the reasoning of Ap…
19-8617 Homar Perez Chavez v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2020-06-05 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres case-review criminal-law due-process judicial-review legal-precedent precedent sentencing statutory-interpretation supreme-court supreme-court-precedent Whether Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224 (1998), should be overruled?
19-7635 Timothy Courtney v. United States Fifth Circuit 2020-02-11 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres constitutional-interpretation constitutional-law criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process judicial-precedent prior-convictions sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation supreme-court-review Whether the holding in Almendarez-Torres creating an exception for not having to prove the existence of prior convictions when used to enhance a defen…
19-6800 Rodney Dewayne Mitchell v. United States Fifth Circuit 2019-12-03 Denied IFP almendarez-torres almendarez-torres-v-united-states armed-career-criminal-act jury-determination maximum-punishment prior-conviction sentencing-enhancement standing texas-criminal-law violent-felony whether-the-texas-offense-of-aggravated-robbery-is-a-violent-felony-under-the-armed-career-criminal-act
19-5869 Jaime Enriquez-Hernandez, aka Jaime Enriques-Hernandez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2019-09-09 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP alleyne almendarez-torres appellate-procedure apprendi constitutional-law criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process judicial-review sentencing sixth-amendment statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent Whether this Court should consider the continuing validity of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998), in light of the reasoning of Ap…
19-5875 Alfredo Gonzalez-Terrazas v. United States Fifth Circuit 2019-09-09 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP alleyne almendarez-torres appellate-procedure apprendi constitutional-interpretation criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process judicial-review precedent-analysis sentencing supreme-court-review Whether this Court should consider the continuing validity of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998), in light of the reasoning of Ap…
19-5723 Melvin Bernard Thompson v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections Eleventh Circuit 2019-08-28 Denied IFP Almendarez-Torres Apprendi-v-New-Jersey criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing due-process fourteenth-amendment habeas-corpus judicial-discretion sentencing sentencing-guidelines sixth-amendment stare-decisis Can a Florida Law permit a judicial discretion-upward-departure sentence beyond sentencing-guidelines without violating Sixth-Amendment Fourteenth-Ame…
19-5358 Victor Manuel Collazo-Gonzalez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2019-07-26 Denied Response WaivedIFP alleyne almendarez-torres appellate-procedure apprendi constitutional-interpretation criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process fifth-amendment judicial-review precedent-analysis sentencing supreme-court-review Whether this Court should consider the continuing validity of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998), in light of the reasoning of Ap…
19-5279 Miguel Esparza-Salazar v. United States Fifth Circuit 2019-07-22 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres almendarez-torres-v-united-states apprendi-rule apprendi-v-new-jersey criminal-procedure illegal-entry prior-convictions sentencing sentencing-factors sixth-amendment statutory-interpretation statutory-maximum Whether a criminal defendant charged with illegal entry under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(1) and (2) is entitled to notice in the indictment of prior convictio…
18-8964 Artemio Miranda-Manuel v. United States Fifth Circuit 2019-04-23 Denied Response WaivedIFP 8-usc-1326 almendarez-torres apprendi criminal-procedure due-process immigration indictment prior-conviction sentencing Whether a prior conviction must be alleged in the indictment before a defendant is subjected to enhanced punishment under 8 U.S.C. §1326(b)
18-8499 Nestor David Vasquez v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-03-20 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres apprendi constitutional-fairness courtroom-prejudice courtroom-security defendant-rights defendant-specific-security fair-trial fair-trial-rights inherent-prejudice inherently-prejudicial judicial-procedure ninth-circuit-review prior-conviction prior-convictions sentencing-enhancements trial-security Whether the Ninth Circuit contravened the Supreme Court's holding in Holbrook v. Flynn by finding that the defendant-specific security measures employ…
18-7699 Facundo Ruiz-Ruiz v. United States Fifth Circuit 2019-01-31 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres constitutional-law criminal-procedure due-process recidivism sentencing sixth-amendment supreme-court Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
18-7204 Julio Rolon v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2019-01-03 Denied IFP Alleyne alleyne-v-united-states Almendarez-Torres almendarez-torres-v-united-states Apprendi apprendi-v-new-jersey crimes-of-violence Dimaya due-process hobbs-act Johnson-II johnson-v-united-states mathis-v-united-states section-924c sessions-v-dimaya Whether the mandatory life sentence for a reverse sting Hobbs Act robbery case with no actual drugs should be overturned based on conflicts with Supre…
18-7180 Miguel Antonio Urquia-Melendez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2018-12-27 Denied Response WaivedIFP alleyne almendarez-torres appellate-procedure apprendi case-law certiorari constitutional-interpretation constitutional-law criminal-procedure due-process judicial-review sentencing supreme-court-precedent Whether this Court should consider the continuing validity of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998), in light of the reasoning of Ap…
18-7068 Nelson Figueroa v. United States Sixth Circuit 2018-12-17 Denied Response WaivedIFP alleyne almendarez-torres apprendi apprendi-rule constitutional-protections due-process due-process-clause federal-sentencing-guidelines jury-trial prior-conviction prior-conviction-exception sentencing-guidelines sixth-amendment Whether the rule of Apprendi must apply to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines to comport with the constitutional protections of due process and jury tr…
18-6472 James Gibson v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2018-10-29 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres criminal-procedure drug-offenses jury-trial mandatory-minimum prior-convictions reasonable-doubt recidivism sentencing sentencing-enhancement sixth-amendment Whether the Petitioner's sentence violated his Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial
18-6205 Eliseo Guevara-Guevara v. United States Fifth Circuit 2018-10-03 Denied Response WaivedIFP alleyne-rule alleyne-v-united-states almendarez-torres almendarez-torres-v-united-states apprendi-rule apprendi-v-new-jersey criminal-procedure due-process enhanced-punishment immigration-law indictment judicial-precedent prior-conviction sentencing Whether a prior conviction must be alleged in the indictment before a defendant is subjected to enhanced punishment under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)
18-6056 Harley Blevins, Sr. v. Florida Florida 2018-09-20 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres constitutional-law criminal-procedure criminal-punishment-code due-process jury-trial jury-verdict prior-conviction sentence-enhancement sentencing sentencing-enhancement sixth-amendment Whether Florida's Prison Releasee Reoffender Act is unconstitutional and a violation of the Sixth Amendment in light of Hurst v. Florida, Alleyne v. U…
18-6014 Javier Vega-Orozco v. United States Fifth Circuit 2018-09-18 Denied Response WaivedIFP alleyne almendarez-torres apprendi Certiorari criminal-procedure due-process sentencing sixth-amendment Supreme-Court Whether this Court should consider the continuing validity of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998), in light of the reasoning of Ap…
18-5900 Juan Carlos Martinez-Barrientos v. United States Fifth Circuit 2018-09-05 Denied Response WaivedIFP alleyne almendarez-torres apprendi constitutional-law criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process precedent-review sentencing sentencing-enhancement sixth-amendment statutory-interpretation supreme-court-review Whether this Court should consider the continuing validity of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998), in light of the reasoning of Ap…
18-5073 Victor Armando Cruz-Colocho v. United States Fifth Circuit 2018-07-02 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres apprendi apprendi-rule criminal-procedure due-process prior-conviction recidivism sentencing sentencing-enhancement sixth-amendment Should the Court consider the continuing validity of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998), in light of the reasoning of Apprendi v.…