No. 25-6401

Frankie Centeno v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-challenge criminal-procedure felony-conviction gun-rights second-amendment supervised-release
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional on its
face or as applied to Petitioner because, consistent with theSecond Amendment, the federal government may not permanently disarma citizen based exclusively on a prior felony conviction.

2. Under Esteras v. United States
, 145 S. Ct. 2031 (2025),
should Petitioner's prison sentence for violating a condition ofsupervised release be vacated because the district court relied on18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(2)(A).

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional on its face or as applied to Petitioner because, consistent with the Second Amendment, the federal government may not permanently disarm a citizen based exclusively on a prior felony conviction

Docket Entries

2026-02-23
Petition DENIED.
2026-01-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-12
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-12-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 20, 2026)

Attorneys

Frankie Centeno
Darrell Bernard FieldsFederal Defenders of New York, Inc., Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent