No. 19-8788
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: apprendi-rule constitutional-interpretation criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing due-process judicial-review prior-conviction prior-criminal-conduct sentencing-enhancement statutory-maximum statutory-minimum
Latest Conference:
2020-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether the Court should overrule the holding of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224 (1998), which provides an exception to the rule of Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000), for sentencing provisions that raise a criminal defendant's otherwise applicable statutory maximum and minimum sentences based on prior criminal conduct?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Court should overrule the holding of Almendarez-Torres v. United States
Docket Entries
2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-07-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-06-25
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-06-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 23, 2020)
Attorneys
Travis Job
Todd W. Burns — Burns & Cohan, Attorneys at Law, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent