No. 22-6300

Edman Castro-Salazar v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-12-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: almendarez-torres criminal-procedure due-process indictment recidivism recidivism-enhancement sixth-amendment statutory-interpretation statutory-offense
Latest Conference: 2023-01-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

L. Whether the government's failure to allege a prior conviction necessary to support a statutory recidivism enhancement violated Mr. Castro's right "to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation."

I. Whether Almendarez-Torres v. United States should be overruled.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the government's failure to allege a prior conviction necessary to support a statutory recidivism enhancement violated Mr. Castro's right 'to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation

Docket Entries

2023-01-23
Petition DENIED.
2023-01-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/20/2023.
2022-12-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-12-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 13, 2023)

Attorneys

Edman Castro-Salazar
Taylor Wills Edwards BrownFederal Public Defender, N.D. Tex., Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent