No. 21-5284
Albert Lamont Hector v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: acquitted-conduct due-process federal-appeals-courts fifth-amendment jury-trial sentencing sixth-amendment state-high-courts
Latest Conference:
2021-09-27
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether sentences based on acquitted conduct violate the Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause or Sixth Amendment's jury-trial guarantee, a question that has caused a split between the federal appeals courts and decisions of multiple state high courts.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether sentences based on acquitted conduct violate the Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause or Sixth Amendment's jury-trial guarantee
Docket Entries
2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-08-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-08-13
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-07-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 2, 2021)
Attorneys
Albert Hector
Jonathan David Libby — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Brian H. Fletcher — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent