No. 25-7216

Samuel Storey v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2026-04-17
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: apprendi-doctrine commerce-clause harmless-error jury-trial-right prosecutorial-discretion sixth-amendment
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. Can a court of appeals disregard the government's deliberate waiver of whether a jury trial right violation is harmless in the enhanced statutory penalty context and affirm over the government's request that the defendant be resentenced without statutory enhancement?

II. Should the Court overrule Neder v. United States, 527 U.S. 1 (1999), as inconsistent with Fifth and Sixth Amendment principles underlying this Court's precedent in Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000), and its progeny?

III. Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) exceed Congress's authority under the Commerce Clause, facially and as applied to Petitioner Samuel Storey's intrastate possession?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a court of appeals may disregard the government's deliberate waiver of harmless-error review in the enhanced statutory penalty context and whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) exceeds Congress's Commerce Clause authority

Docket Entries

2026-04-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 18, 2026)

Attorneys

Samuel Storey
Katherine HowardOffice of the Federal Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent