No. 19-564

Michigan v. Eric Lamontee Beck

Lower Court: Michigan
Docketed: 2019-10-29
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: acquitted-conduct constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process federal-circuit-courts preponderance-of-evidence presumption-of-innocence sentencing
Latest Conference: 2020-02-21
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether, when imposing a sentence within the statutory range for the offense of conviction, due process permits a sentencing court to consider conduct underlying an acquitted charge, so long as that conduct has been proved by a preponderance of the evidence.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether due process permits a sentencing court to consider conduct underlying an acquitted charge

Docket Entries

2020-02-24
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2019-12-30
Brief of respondent Eric L. Beck in opposition filed.
2019-12-30
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Eric L. Beck.
2019-11-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 30, 2019.
2019-11-19
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 29, 2019 to December 30, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-10-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 29, 2019)

Attorneys

Eric L. Beck
Jeffrey L. FisherStanford Law School Supreme Court Clinic, Respondent
Michigan
Heidi Michelle WilliamsSaginaw County Prosecutor's Office, Petitioner