No. 21-6631

Jorge Ivan Vazquez-Medrano v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-12-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: criminal-procedure indictment jury-trial prior-conviction sentencing statutory-maximum
Key Terms:
Immigration Privacy
Latest Conference: 2022-01-21
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

2022-01-24
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.
2021-12-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-12-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 14, 2022)

Attorneys

Jorge Vazquez-Medrano
Christopher A. CurtisFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent