Stanley Jackson, III v. United States
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Whether the Constitution requires an indictment, jury trial, and proof beyond a reasonable doubt to find a defendant's prior convictions were 'committed on occasions different from one another
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether the Constitution requires an indictment, jury trial, and proof beyond a reasonable doubt to find a defendant’s prior convictions were “committed on occasions different from one another,” as is necessary to impose an enhanced penalty under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1). 2. Whether the Sixth Amendment limits a sentencing court, when determining whether a defendant’s prior offenses were “committed on occasions different from one another,” 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), to consider only matters a jury found or a prior guilty plea necessarily admitted. i