No. 25-6152

Melvin Alberto-Velasquez v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-11-18
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: 2026-01-09
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

2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-09
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
2025-11-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 18, 2025)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service

Attorneys

Melvin Alberto-Velasquez
Kristin Michelle Kimmelman — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent