No. 24-7053

Valente Brito, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-04-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: certiorari-petition fifth-circuit firearms-conviction plain-error-review second-amendment supreme-court-precedent
Latest Conference: 2025-05-29
Question Presented (from Petition)

Did the Fifth Circuit err in denying petitioner's argument that his federal firearms-related conviction violated the Second Amendment under plain error review, even after the issuance of recent Second Amendment opinions from this Court that substantially altered this area of law, and considering that there are seven other certiorari petitions pending in this Court on this issue?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Fifth Circuit err in denying petitioner's argument that his federal firearms-related conviction violated the Second Amendment under plain error review, even after the issuance of recent Second Amendment opinions from this Court that substantially altered this area of law, and considering that there are seven other certiorari petitions pending in this Court on this issue?

Docket Entries

2025-06-27
Petition of Valente Brito, Jr. for rehearing submitted.
2025-06-02
Petition DENIED.
2025-05-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/29/2025.
2025-05-08
Waiver of United States of America of right to respond submitted.
2025-05-08
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2025-04-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 22, 2025)

Attorneys

United States of America
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Valente Brito, Jr.
Gregory Don Sherwood — Petitioner