No. 23-6017

Roberto Alaniz-Pimentel v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-11-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: almendarez-torres apprendi apprendi-v-new-jersey historical-practices notice-clause prior-conviction prior-conviction-exception recidivism-enhancement sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
Securities
Latest Conference: 2024-01-05
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the prior-conviction exception from Almendarez-Torres can be squared with the text of the Sixth Amendment's Notice Clause and the historical practices it codified.

Whether, in light of the historical record, Almendarez-Torres should be overruled.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the prior-conviction exception from Almendarez-Torres can be squared with the text of the Sixth Amendment's Notice Clause and the historical practices it codified

Docket Entries

2024-01-08
Petition DENIED.
2023-11-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
2023-11-21
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-11-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 15, 2023)

Attorneys

Roberto Alaniz-Pimentel
Taylor Wills Edwards BrownFederal Public Defender, N.D. Tex., Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent