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Federico Jose Maldonado-Aleman v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 23-50858 · judgment July 15, 2025

Certiorari denied · October 20, 2025

Question presented

Whether the Fifth Circuit’s decision that a defendant may be sentenced for drugs that he was not shown to have agreed to distribute violates the Court’s conspiracy precedent, misapplies the Sentencing Guidelines, and runs contrary to the Sixth Amendment’s jury guarantee.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Philip J. Lynch
Law Offices of Phil Lynch

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 20 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 02 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025.
  3. Sep 30 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Sep 12 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 16, 2025)
    PetitionAppendixAppendixMotion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisCertificate of Word Count