No. 20-6692

Juan Manuel Lopez-Canales v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-12-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: Almendarez-Torres case-review criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-precedent jury-trial legal-challenge recidivism sentencing supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari
Latest Conference: 2021-02-19
Question Presented (from Petition)

Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?

Docket Entries

2021-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-01-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2021-01-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-12-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 21, 2021)

Attorneys

Juan Manuel Lopez-Canales
Bradford Wayne BoganFederal Public Defender for the Western District o, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent