No. 25-6928

Pablo Garcia-Zamora v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-03-02
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: almendarez-torres appellate-review criminal-sentencing fifth-circuit sentencing-guidelines writ-of-certiorari
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

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

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fifth Circuit properly applied Almendarez-Torres v. United States in affirming the conviction and sentence of Pablo Garcia-Zamora

Docket Entries

2026-03-05
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
Main Document
2026-03-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
2026-02-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 1, 2026)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service

Attorneys

Pablo Garcia-Zamora
Bradford Wayne Bogan — Federal Public Defender, Western District of Texas, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent