No. 21-7448

Edgar Garza-Limones v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-03-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: criminal-procedure indictment jury-trial prior-conviction sentencing statutory-maximum
Key Terms:
Privacy
Latest Conference: 2022-04-22
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. Whether all facts —including the fact of a prior conviction —that increase a defendant's statutory maximum must be pleaded in the indictment and either admitted by the defendant or proven to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether all facts—including the fact of a prior conviction—that increase a defendant's statutory maximum must be pleaded in the indictment and either admitted by the defendant or proven to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt?

Docket Entries

2022-04-25
Petition DENIED.
2022-04-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/22/2022.
2022-03-28
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2022-03-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 22, 2022)

Attorneys

Edgar Garza-Limones
Brandon Elliott BeckFederal Public Defender's Office, NDTX, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent