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Abraham Rico Vasquez v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 25-10731 · judgment December 12, 2025
Certiorari denied · April 20, 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, April 20, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Apr 20 2026Petition DENIED.
- Apr 02 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
- Mar 25 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Mar 10 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 13, 2026)