No. 25A977

Alvin Beasley v. United States

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2026-03-06
Status: Application
Type: A
Tags: armed-career-criminal-act erlinger-error harmless-error-analysis jury-factfinding sentencing-factor sixth-amendment
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an error in failing to submit to a jury the question of whether a defendant's prior convictions occurred on separate occasions under the Armed Career Criminal Act constitutes a structural error requiring automatic reversal or is subject to harmless error analysis

Docket Entries

2026-03-06
Application (25A977) granted by Justice Barrett extending the time to file until May 18, 2026.
2026-03-04
Application (25A977) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 19, 2026 to May 18, 2026, submitted to Justice Barrett.

Attorneys

Alvin Beasley
Thomas W PattonFederal Defender Central District of Illinois, Petitioner
United States of America
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent