Jury findings on past convictions
Padilla-Saldana v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- Eloy Padilla-Saldana asked the Supreme Court to review a Fifth Circuit judgment and overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States.
- Who it affects
- The Supreme Court did not decide Padilla-Saldana’s request, and its order did not change the Fifth Circuit judgment.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Court refused to hear his case (denied his petition for review), so it did not decide that question.
Padilla-Saldana asked the Court to reconsider its 1998 decision in Almendarez-Torres v. United States.
Question presented
Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
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