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Frankie Centeno v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 23-6650, 23-6651 · judgment July 1, 2025
Questions presented
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Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional on its face or as applied to Petitioner because, consistent with the Second Amendment, the federal government may not permanently disarm a citizen based exclusively on a prior felony conviction.
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Under Esteras v. United States, 145 S. Ct. 2031 (2025), should Petitioner’s prison sentence for violating a condition of supervised release be vacated because the district court relied on 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(2)(A).
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Darrell Bernard Fields
Federal Defenders of New York, Inc.
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Feb 23 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jan 15 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
- Jan 12 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Dec 16 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 20, 2026)