No. 25A34

Steven Pitts v. New York

Lower Court: New York
Docketed: 2025-07-08
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: apprendi-rule jury-right prior-conviction sentencing-enhancement sixth-amendment tolling-period
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Sixth Amendment jury right requires a jury, rather than a judge, to determine the length of a defendant's prior incarceration for purposes of sentencing enhancement under state recidivist statutes

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. : APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME WITHIN WHICH TO FILE A PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO: Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Circuit Justice for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit: Applicant Steven Pitts respectfully requests an extension of thirty (30) days in which to file his petition for a writ of certiorari, challenging the New York Appellate Division First Judicial Department’s decision, 227 A.D.3d 421 (1st Dept. 2024), lu. to appeal denied without opinion, 43 N.Y.3d 965 (N.Y. Ct. App April 15, 2025), a copy of which is attached here in the

Docket Entries

2025-08-13
Petition for Writ of Certiorari of Steven Pitts submitted.
2025-07-09
Application (25A34) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until August 13, 2025.
2025-07-03
Application (25A34) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 14, 2025 to August 13, 2025, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.

Attorneys

Steven Pitts
Mark William ZenoCenter for Appellate Litigation, Petitioner
Mark William ZenoCenter for Appellate Litigation, Petitioner