No. 24-5973

Osiel Huertas v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-11-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: almendarez-torres apprendi-rule notice-clause prior-conviction-exception recidivism-enhancement sixth-amendment
Latest Conference: 2024-12-06
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, and whether Almendarez-Torres should be overruled in light of the historical record

Docket Entries

2024-12-09
Petition DENIED.
2024-11-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2024.
2024-11-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-11-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 16, 2024)

Attorneys

Osiel Huertas
Taylor Wills Edwards BrownFederal Public Defender, N.D. Tex., Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent