No. 21-6201
Tags: criminal-procedure jury-trial preponderance-of-evidence recidivism sentencing sentencing-enhancement sixth-amendment statutory-maximum
Key Terms:
DueProcess
DueProcess
Latest Conference:
2021-12-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a sentencing court violates a defendant's Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial when it finds by a preponderance of the evidence that he committed his offense within five years of his release from prison and on that basis enhances his sentence above the statutory maximum for his underlying offense?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a sentencing court violates a defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial when it finds by a preponderance of the evidence that he committed his offense within five years of his release from prison and on that basis enhances his sentence above the statutory maximum for his underlying offense? i
Docket Entries
2021-12-13
Petition DENIED.
2021-11-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
2021-11-18
Waiver of right of respondent Florida to respond filed.
2021-11-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 9, 2021)
Attorneys
Reginald Kindle
Paul Edward Petillo — Office of the Public Defender, Petitioner
Paul Edward Petillo — Office of the Public Defender, Petitioner