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Geber Soto v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-20378 · judgment May 2, 2025
Questions presented
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Whether the government’s prosecution of petitioner under 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(1)(A) violates the Second Amendment on its face.
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Whether the government’s prosecution of petitioner under 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(1)(A) violates the Second Amendment as applied to someone like Petitioner, who did not transfer firearms to buyers he knew to be prohibited, and who was not a member of a prohibited group.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Rosa Victoria Garcia-Cross
Federal Public Defender's Office
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.
- Aug 07 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Aug 04 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jul 25 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 28, 2025)