No. 23-6768

Vidal Garza-Morin v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-02-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: burden-of-proof criminal-procedure defendant-rights due-process indictment jury-trial prior-convictions sentencing statutory-maximum
Key Terms:
Privacy
Latest Conference: 2024-03-15
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)

QUESTION PRESENTED 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

2024-03-18
Petition DENIED.
2024-02-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2024.
2024-02-26
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-02-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 18, 2024)

Attorneys

United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Vidal Garza-Morin
Maria Gabriela VegaOffice of the Federal Public Defender, NDTX, Petitioner