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
Key Terms:
DueProcess FifthAmendment
DueProcess FifthAmendment
Latest Conference:
2021-09-27
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
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED 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. i PARTIES AND PROCEEDINGS All
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