No. 19-7833

Inocente Rodriguez-Juarez v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-03-02
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: burden-of-proof criminal-procedure defendant-rights indictment jury-trial prior-conviction sentencing statutory-maximum
Latest Conference: 2020-03-27
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. 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 (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?

Docket Entries

2020-03-30
Petition DENIED.
2020-03-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2020.
2020-03-09
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-02-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 1, 2020)

Attorneys

Inocente Rodriguez-Juarez
Kevin Joel PageOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent