No. 20-5428

Jose Ricardo Morales-Mercado v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-08-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: almendarez-torres apprendi criminal-procedure due-process sentencing supreme-court
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
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) .

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)

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-25
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-08-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 21, 2020)

Attorneys

Jose Ricardo Morales-Mercado
Laura G. GreenbergFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent