No. 23-7265
Nicholas Stewart Hines v. South Dakota
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure double-jeopardy due-process fourteenth-amendment plea-agreement plea-bargaining sentencing sentencing-considerations sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess
Latest Conference:
2024-05-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether acquitted conduct or dismissed conduct pursuant to a plea can be argued and considered at sentencing
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1.) WHETHER THE SIXTH AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENTS PERMIT GREATER INCLUDED OFFENSES AND CONDUCT THAT HAS BEEN ACQUITTED BY A JURY, OR DISMISSED PURSUANT TO A PLEA AGREEMENT AND FACTUAL BASIS UNDER SDCL § 23A-7-4 (Fed.R.Crim.P. 11(8), TO BE ARGUED BY A PROSECUTOR AND CONSIDERED BY A COURT AT SENTENCING? 2.) WHETHER SOUTH DAKOTA'S HOMICIDE SCHEME VIOLATES THE SIXTH AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENTS AS IT CONTAINS IDENTICAL MAXIMUM PENALTIES OF LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE AND VAGUE STATUTES? i
Docket Entries
2024-06-03
Petition DENIED.
2024-05-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2024.
2024-05-14
Waiver of right of respondent South Dakota to respond filed.
2024-04-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 20, 2024)
Attorneys
South Dakota
Sarah Lynn Thorne — South Dakota Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Sarah Lynn Thorne — South Dakota Office of the Attorney General, Respondent