No. 20-5710
Jaime E. Coca-Ortiz v. United States
Tags: burden-of-proof criminal-procedure due-process indictment jury-trial prior-conviction prior-convictions sentencing statutory-maximum
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Latest Conference:
2020-10-09
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?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED L 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? i
Docket Entries
2020-10-13
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020.
2020-09-21
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-09-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 15, 2020)
Attorneys
Jaime Ernesto Coca-Ortiz
Christopher A. Curtis — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent