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Horacio Baca-Rodriguez v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 25-10609, 25-10611 · judgment November 6, 2025
Question presented
Should Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224 (1998), be overruled? LIST OF PARTIES Horacio Baca-Rodriguez, petitioner on review, was the Defendant-Appellant below. The United States of America, respondent on review, was Plaintiff-Appellee. No party is a corporation. RELATED PROCEEDINGS • United States v. Baca-Rodriguez, No. 3:24-CR-0136, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Judgments entered on May 1, 2025. • United States v. Baca-Rodriguez, No. 25-10609, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Judgment entered on November 6, 2025.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Christy Posnett Martin
Federal Public Defender-Northern District of Texas
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, March 9, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Mar 09 2026Petition DENIED.
- Feb 19 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/6/2026.
- Feb 13 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
- Jan 29 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 5, 2026)