James Michael Wells v. United States
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Whether a criminal defendant has a Sixth Amendment right to a public jury
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether a criminal defendant has a Sixth Amendment right to a public jury, as opposed to an “anonymous” jury, in a federal criminal trial, and, if so, whether a trial court can compromise that right without making any findings whatsoever. 2. Whether the Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights established by Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000) and its progeny apply to a mandatory criminal restitution order; alternatively, whether a jury trial is required for a mandatory criminal restitution order under the Seventh Amendment. i STATEMENT OF RELATED CASES . United States v. James Michael Wells, No. 13CR08-SLG, U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. Judgment entered April 22, 2021. ° United States v. James Michael Wells, Nos. 14-30146, 15-30036, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Judgment entered January 11, 2018. ° United States v. James Michael Wells, Nos. 20-30009, 21-30121, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Judgment entered December 14, 2022, rehearing and rehearing en banc denied February 23, 2023. ii