No. 25-6332

Ángel Forteza-García v. United States

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: aiding-abetting appellate-review crime-of-violence mail-offense modified-categorical-approach sentencing-enhancement
Latest Conference: 2026-01-09
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. Does aiding and abetting a mail offense pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2114(a) constitute a crime of violence for purposes of serving as a predicate offense under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)?

II. Does an appellate court apply de novo review or clear error review to a district court's determination of the crime of conviction under the modified categorical approach?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether aiding and abetting a mail offense constitutes a crime of violence for sentencing enhancement purposes and what standard of review applies to categorical approach determinations

Docket Entries

2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-15
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-12-15
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-12-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 9, 2026)
2025-10-08
Application (25A404) granted by Justice Jackson extending the time to file until December 5, 2025.
2025-10-06
Application (25A404) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 6, 2025 to December 5, 2025, submitted to Justice Jackson.

Attorneys

Ángel Forteza-García
Kevin Edward LermanFederal Public Defender, District of Puerto Rico, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent