No. 18-7180

Miguel Antonio Urquia-Melendez v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-12-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: alleyne almendarez-torres appellate-procedure apprendi case-law certiorari constitutional-interpretation constitutional-law criminal-procedure due-process judicial-review sentencing supreme-court-precedent
Latest Conference: 2019-02-15
Question Presented (from Petition)

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 Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000), and Alleyne v. United States, 570 U.S. 99 (2013).

Question Presented (AI Summary)

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 Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000), and Alleyne v. United States, 570 U.S. 99 (20183)

Docket Entries

2019-02-19
Petition DENIED.
2019-01-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
2019-01-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-12-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 28, 2019)

Attorneys

Miguel Urquia-Melendez
Judy Fulmer MadewellFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent