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Apolonio Hernandez Ruiz v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-10865 · judgment March 13, 2025
Question presented
This petition presents two questions. First, whether Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224 (1998) should be overruled? Second, whether this Court should grant certiorari, vacate the judgment below, and remand in light of Erlinger v. United States, 602 U.S. 821 (2024), if it does not elect a plenary grant of certiorari?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Loui Itoh Mokodean
Federal Public Defender's Office - NDTX
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, October 6, 2025 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 06 2025Petition DENIED.
- Jul 10 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Jul 08 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jun 11 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 14, 2025)