No. 25-6412
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: apprendi-rule criminal-procedure fifth-amendment jury-trial sentencing-enhancement sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference:
2026-02-20
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether the Fifth and Sixth Amendments guarantee criminal defendants, like the petitioner Israel Navarro, the right to a jury trial on statutorily required factual findings, including the timing and duration of their prior periods of incarceration, in accordance with Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000), before a court may impose an enhanced sentence based on those facts.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Fifth and Sixth Amendments guarantee criminal defendants the right to a jury trial on statutorily required factual findings before an enhanced sentence may be imposed
Docket Entries
2026-01-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-12
Waiver of right of respondent New York to respond filed.
2025-12-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 21, 2026)
Attorneys
Israel Navarro
Sylvia Lara Altreuter — The Legal Aid Society, Petitioner
New York
Leonard Joblove — Kings County District Attorney's Office, Respondent