No. 22-7373

Victor M. Miranda-Guerrero v. California

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2023-04-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: aggravating-circumstances apprendi-v-new-jersey constitutional-rights criminal-procedure death-penalty due-process jury-determination jury-trial mitigating-circumstances sentencing sentencing-procedure
Key Terms:
DueProcess FifthAmendment CriminalProcedure Punishment Securities Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2023-09-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the mandatory weighing of aggravating and mitigating circumstances under the California death penalty statute violate the Fifth, Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Does the mandatory weighing of aggravating and mitigating circumstances under the California death penalty statute—a factfinding determination that serves to increase the statutory maximum for the crime—violate the Fifth, Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments where there is no requirement this determination must be found by a jury beyond a reasonable doubt? ii STATEMENT OF

Docket Entries

2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-06-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-06-08
Reply of petitioner Victor M. Miranda-Guerrero filed.
2023-05-25
Brief of respondent California in opposition filed.
2023-04-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 26, 2023)

Attorneys

California
Kristine Alton GutierrezCalifornia Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Victor M. Miranda-Guerrero
Denise KendallOffice of the State Public Defender, Petitioner