No. 21-5358

Leonel Rodriguez-Caraveo v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-08-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: criminal-procedure due-process indictment jury-trial prior-convictions sentencing
Key Terms:
Privacy
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
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

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-08-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-08-19
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-08-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 13, 2021)

Attorneys

Leonel Rodriguez-Caraveo
Adam Ryan NicholsonOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent