No. 20-8460
IFP
Tags: Apprendi-rule constitutional-interpretation criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing due-process jury-determination jury-trial sentencing statutory-interpretation statutory-maximum
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference:
2021-09-27
Question Presented (from Petition)
WHETHER THE STATE CAN AVOID APPRENDI'S REACH BY WRITING ITS PENAL STATUTES SO THAT A FACT THAT INCREASES THE PENALTY FOR A CRIME INSTEAD BECOMES A FACT THAT DECREASES THE PENALTY.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the state can avoid Apprendi's reach by writing its penal statutes so that a fact that increases the penalty for a crime instead becomes a fact that decreases the penalty
Docket Entries
2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-08-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-06-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 30, 2021)
Attorneys
Marcus Snipes
Marcus Snipes — Petitioner