Sentences based on past convictions
Perez-Avalos v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- Samuel Perez-Avalos asked the Supreme Court to overturn its 1998 decision in *Almendarez-Torres v. United States*.
- Who it affects
- The order ended Perez-Avalos's request for Supreme Court review without deciding whether Almendarez-Torres should be overruled.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide that question.
Perez-Avalos sought review of a case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Question presented
Should this Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224 (1998)?
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