No. 18-7029

Jorge Ruelas-Martinez v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-12-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: burden-of-proof criminal-procedure defendant-rights indictment jury-trial prior-conviction sentencing statutory-maximum
Key Terms:
Privacy
Latest Conference: 2019-01-11
Question Presented (AI Summary)

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?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED L 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? i

Docket Entries

2019-01-14
Petition DENIED.
2018-12-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/11/2019.
2018-12-21
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-12-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 14, 2019)

Attorneys

Jorge Ruelas-Martinez
Brandon Elliott BeckFederal Public Defender's Office, Northern District of Texas, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent