No. 25-6009

Jorge Armando Varela-Angel v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-10-31
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: case-law criminal-appeal fifth-circuit judicial-precedent supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari
Latest Conference: 2025-12-05
Question Presented (from Petition)

Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?

Docket Entries

2025-12-08
Petition DENIED.
2025-11-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
2025-11-12
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
2025-10-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 1, 2025)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service

Attorneys

Jorge Armando Varela-Angel
Kristin Michelle Kimmelman — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent