No. 20-5528

Miguel Romero v. California

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2020-09-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: fourteenth-amendment jury-trial juvenile-adjudication prior-conviction sentencing-enhancement sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2020-10-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments preclude a trial court from using a prior juvenile adjudication to increase a defendant's maximum sentence for a subsequent criminal conviction where the facts underlying the juvenile adjudication were not proved to a jury

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments preclude a trial court from using a prior juvenile adjudication to increase a defendant’s maximum sentence for a subsequent criminal conviction where the facts underlying the juvenile adjudication were not proved to a jury. 2

Docket Entries

2020-10-19
Petition DENIED.
2020-10-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/16/2020.
2020-09-28
Waiver of right of respondent California to respond filed.
2020-07-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 5, 2020)

Attorneys

California
Kenneth Charles ByrneCalifornia Attorney General, Respondent
Kenneth Charles ByrneCalifornia Attorney General, Respondent
Miguel Romero
Michael Christopher SampsonAttorney at Law, Petitioner
Michael Christopher SampsonAttorney at Law, Petitioner