No. 19-5956

Adrian Apodaca v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2019-09-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: commerce-clause constitutional-jurisdiction crime-of-violence criminal-law criminal-law-procedure due-process federalism interstate-action jurisdiction sentencing
Latest Conference: 2019-10-18
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. Whether the Defendent, Mr. Apodaca
and sentence can not be upheld' under the definition of "crime
of violence" for count five of the indictment of 18U.S.C. § 924 (c)can prove that his conviction
(1) (A), (B) (ii).

II. Whether the Government's actions in this case violated the principr .
les of Federalism under the "Commerce Clause" of the tenth Amendment
(U.S. Const. Art. I, § 8cl. 3), and violated the"Due Process Clause"
of the Fifth Amendment (U.S.C.A. Const. Amend. .5) of the United States
Constitution. By driving Mr. Apodaca across State Lines to improperly
manufacture Federal Jurisdiction so that the Government may Prosecute
Mr. Apodaca in counts two through six of the indictment.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the defendant's conviction and sentence can be upheld under the definition of 'crime of violence'

Docket Entries

2019-10-21
Petition DENIED.
2019-10-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2019.
2019-09-27
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-08-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 17, 2019)
2019-07-25
Application (19A93) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until September 27, 2019.
2019-07-15
Application (19A93) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 29, 2019 to September 27, 2019, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Adrian Apodaca
Adrian Apodaca — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent