No. 21-6530

Tyreese Thompson v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-12-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: Almendarez-Torres constitutional-interpretation criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing due-process jury-determination jury-trial precedent-review reasonable-doubt sentencing statutory-maximum
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2022-01-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether any facts that increase the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum need to be submitted to a jury and proved beyond a reasonable doubt or admitted by the defendant to secure a conviction

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED Do any facts that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum need to be submitted to a jury, and proved beyond a reasonable doubt or admitted by the defendant to secure a conviction? Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?

Docket Entries

2022-01-10
Petition DENIED.
2021-12-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
2021-12-17
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
2021-11-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 5, 2022)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service

Attorneys

Tyreese Thompson
Tyreese Thompson — Petitioner
Tyreese Thompson — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent