No. 20-6408
Jose Hilario Fernandez-Vargas v. United States
Tags: burden-of-proof criminal-procedure defendant-rights due-process indictment jury-trial prior-conviction sentencing statutory-maximum
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference:
2021-01-08
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
2021-01-11
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-12-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-11-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 23, 2020)
Attorneys
Jose Hilario Fernandez-Vargas
Kevin Joel Page — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent