No. 19-7707

Elijah Loren Arthur v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-02-19
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: apprendi-rule apprendi-v-new-jersey criminal-fines criminal-restitution due-process jury-determination jury-trial sentencing-guidelines southern-union-co-v-united-states statutory-maximum
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Latest Conference: 2020-03-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should the Court extend the rule of Apprendi to the award of criminal restitution?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED This Court held in Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 490 (2000), that “{o]ther than the fact of a prior conviction, any fact that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum must be submitted to a jury, and proved beyond a reasonable doubt.” In Southern Union Co. v. United States, 567 U.S. 343 (2012), the Court extended the rule of Apprendi to the imposition of criminal fines. Nevertheless, the federal courts of appeals have persisted in holding that the rule of Apprendi does not apply to criminal restitution. The question presented is: Should the Court extend the rule of Apprendi to the award of criminal restitution?

Docket Entries

2020-03-23
Petition DENIED.
2020-03-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020.
2020-02-28
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-02-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 20, 2020)

Attorneys

Elijah Arthur
Daniel Lee KaplanOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent