No. 21-1282

Christopher Ryan Martin v. Nevada

Lower Court: Nevada
Docketed: 2022-03-23
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 6th-amendment apprendi-doctrine civil-rights criminal-sentencing due-process jury-trial prior-convictions sentence-enhancement sentencing-factors sixth-amendment
Latest Conference: 2022-05-12
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. Whether this Court should overrule Almendarez-Torres in light of Apprendi and its progeny.

II. Whether Nevada's use of prior convictions for enhancement of penalties which did not have the safeguard of a jury trial violates Apprendi and runs afoul of the Sixth Amendment jury trial guarantee.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether this Court should overrule AlmendarezTorres in light of Apprendi and its progeny

Docket Entries

2022-05-16
Petition DENIED.
2022-04-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/12/2022.
2022-04-20
Waiver of right of respondent State of Nevada to respond filed.
2022-03-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 22, 2022)

Attorneys

Christopher Martin
Michael D. ParienteThe Pariente Law Firm P.C., Petitioner
State of Nevada
Alexander Ga-King ChenClark County District Attorney's Office, Respondent