No. 22-49October Term 2022Decided Jun 16, 2023
Lora v. United States
Efrain Lora was convicted under a federal statute for his role in a drug-trafficking-related murder.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 16, 2023
- What it's about
Efrain Lora was convicted under a federal statute for his role in a drug-trafficking-related murder. The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that federal judges have the discretion to impose concurrent or consecutive sentences for this specific offense, as the consecutive-sentence mandate in a related subsection does not apply.
Question presented
Does federal criminal sentencing law require a man who was convicted and sentenced for his role in a drug-trafficking-related murder to serve consecutive, rather than concurrent, sentences?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit / Decision released Jun 16, 2023
- Area
Criminal Procedure
Timing
Decided June 16, 2023
The Court released its decision 80 days after oral argument on March 28, 2023. The median for cases argued in March is 83 days.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
- Methodology
Primary materials8
Supreme Court docket 22-49
docket | Mar 30, 2026
Primary case document
Supreme Court document | Mar 30, 2026
CourtListener docket record
docket | Mar 30, 2026
Questions Presented
brief | Mar 8, 2026
Lora
opinion | Jun 16, 2023
opinion
opinion | Jun 16, 2023
Petition
brief | Jul 15, 2022
Lower Court Orders/Opinions
order | May 5, 2022