No. 22-7233

Justin Heath Thomas v. California

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2023-04-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: apprendi-v-new-jersey capital-punishment constitutional-requirement criminal-sentencing death-penalty due-process jury-finding jury-trial reasonable-doubt ring-v-arizona statutory-maximum
Key Terms:
DueProcess Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2023-05-25
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether California's death penalty scheme violates the constitutional requirement that any fact, other than a prior conviction, that serves to increase the statutory maximum or minimum penalty for a crime must be found true beyond a reasonable doubt by a jury?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. WHETHER CALIFORNIA’S DEATH PENALTY SCHEME VIOLATES THE CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENT THAT ANY FACT, OTHER THAN A PRIOR CONVICTION, THAT SERVES TO INCREASE THE STATUTORY MAXIMUM OR MINIMUM PENALTY FOR A CRIME MUST BE FOUND TRUE BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT BY A JURY? i

Docket Entries

2023-05-30
Petition DENIED.
2023-05-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/25/2023.
2023-04-24
Brief of respondent California in opposition filed.
2023-04-03

Attorneys

Justin Thomas
John Leis StaleyJohn L. Staley, Attorney, Petitioner
John Leis StaleyJohn L. Staley, Attorney, Petitioner
State of California
Michael Dodd ButeraState of CA-Dept of Justice-OAG, Respondent
Michael Dodd ButeraState of CA-Dept of Justice-OAG, Respondent