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
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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