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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
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
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)