No. 24-5751
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-law criminal-procedure due-process judicial-discretion sentencing victim-impact-statement
Latest Conference:
2024-11-22
Question Presented (from Petition)
IS IT EVER DEEMED UNCONSTITUTIONAL WHEN A JUDGE USE THE VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENT AS AN AGGRAVATING FACTOR OR AS FACT FINDING TO INCREASE DEFENDANT'S PUNISHMENT, WITHOUT A JURY DETERMINING THE FACTUAL BASIS RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL IN APPRENDI V. NEW JERSEY, 530 U.S. 466, 490, 147 L.ED. 2D 435, 120 S.CT. 2348 (2000) WHEN FACTS FOUND BY THE JUDGE, RATHER THAN BY THE JURY BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT WAS USED TO INCREASE PUNISHMENT
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a judge's use of a victim impact statement as an aggravating factor or for fact-finding to increase a defendant's punishment, without a jury determining the factual basis, is unconstitutional under Apprendi v. New Jersey
Docket Entries
2024-11-25
Petition DENIED.
2024-11-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2024.
2024-11-05
Waiver of Florida of right to respond submitted.
2024-11-05
Waiver of right of respondent Florida to respond filed.
2024-08-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 12, 2024)
Attorneys
Florida
Celia A. Terenzio — Respondent
Nicolas Dominique
Nicolas Dominique — Petitioner