No. 20-7884

Roel Gilberto Melendez-Davila v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-04-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: Apprendi-v-New-Jersey case-review criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-precedent jury-trial legal-challenge recidivism sentencing supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari
Latest Conference: 2021-05-27
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

2021-06-01
Petition DENIED.
2021-05-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/27/2021.
2021-05-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
2021-04-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 1, 2021)
Proof of ServiceMotion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendix

Attorneys

Roel Gilberto Melendez-Davila
Kristin Michelle Kimmelman — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent