No. 19-7635
Timothy Courtney v. United States
Tags: almendarez-torres constitutional-interpretation constitutional-law criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process judicial-precedent prior-convictions sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation supreme-court-review
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference:
2020-03-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the holding in Almendarez-Torres creating an exception for not having to prove the existence of prior convictions when used to enhance a defendant's statutory sentence should be revisited and overruled
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether the holding in Almendarez-Torres creating an exception for not having to prove the existence of prior convictions when used to enhance a defendant’s statutory sentence should be revisited and overruled. i
Docket Entries
2020-03-23
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020.
2020-02-25
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-02-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 12, 2020)
Attorneys
TImothy Courtney
Andre Robert Belanger — Manasseh, Gill, Knipe & Belanger, Petitioner
Andre Robert Belanger — Manasseh, Gill, Knipe & Belanger, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent