No. 19-8478

John King v. United States

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2020-05-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: alleyne-v-united-states criminal-procedure fact-finding judicial-discretion jury-determination jury-fact-finding mcmillan-v-pennsylvania preponderance-of-the-evidence preponderance-standard sentencing sentencing-enhancement united-states-v-watts
Key Terms:
Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-06-11
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Can a judge rely on facts not found by a jury to enhance a sentence after this Court's decision in United States v. Alleyne, 570 U.S. 99 (2013), where this Court made McMillan v. Pennsylvania, 477 U.S. 79 (1986), non-controlling?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2020-06-15
Petition DENIED.
2020-05-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2020.
2020-05-19
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-03-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 15, 2020)

Attorneys

John King
John King — Petitioner
John King — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent