No. 19-5889

Jonathan Torres-Arroyo v. New Jersey

Lower Court: New Jersey
Docketed: 2019-09-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: alleyne-precedent alleyne-v-united-states criminal-procedure judicial-findings jury-trial mandatory-minimum ring-v-arizona sentencing sentencing-court state-v-kiriakakis
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2020-01-24 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the New Jersey Courts make an invalid distinction from Alleyne v. United States, 570 U.S. 99 (2013), in holding that the defendant's right to a jury trial was not violated by a mandatory minimum sentence that was authorized -- but not required -- by the sentencing court's findings?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Did the New Jersey Courts make an invalid distinction from Alleyne v. United States, 570 U.S. 99 (2013), in holding that the defendant’s right to a jury trial was not violated by a mandatory minimum sentence that was authorized -but not required -by the sentencing court’s findings? i

Docket Entries

2020-01-27
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020.
2019-12-17
Brief of respondent State of New Jersey in opposition filed.
2019-11-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 18, 2019.
2019-11-08
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 18, 2019 to December 18, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-10-17
Response Requested. (Due November 18, 2019)
2019-10-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2019.
2019-09-20
Waiver of right of respondent New Jersey to respond filed.
2019-09-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 10, 2019)

Attorneys

Jonathan Torres-Arroyo
Peter Thomas BlumN.J. Office of the Public Defender,, Petitioner
Peter Thomas BlumN.J. Office of the Public Defender,, Petitioner
New Jersey
Jennifer Erin KmieciakN.J. Office of the Attorney General - Division of Criminal Justice, Respondent
Jennifer Erin KmieciakN.J. Office of the Attorney General - Division of Criminal Justice, Respondent
Laure BonfiglioDivision of Criminal Justice, Appellate Bureau, Respondent
Laure BonfiglioDivision of Criminal Justice, Appellate Bureau, Respondent
State of New Jersey
Lauren BonfiglioNew Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Lauren BonfiglioNew Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Respondent