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Brandon Lopez-Villegas v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-10736 · judgment April 1, 2025

Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025

Question presented

I. Whether all facts—including the fact of a prior conviction—that increase a defendant’s statutory maximum must be pleaded in the indictment and either admitted by the defendant or proven to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Adam Ryan Nicholson
Office of the Federal Public Defender

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 2025
Petition DENIED.
Jul 17 2025
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
Jul 11 2025
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
Jun 30 2025
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 4, 2025)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix Proof of Service