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Gilberto Rolando Canales-Velasquez v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-10991 · judgment August 27, 2025

Certiorari denied · January 12, 2026

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, January 12, 2026 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

Jan 12 2026
Petition DENIED.
Dec 24 2025
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
Dec 18 2025
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
Nov 20 2025
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 24, 2025)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix Proof of Service