No. 21-6718

Gregory Chester and William Ford v. United States

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-12-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: apprendi apprendi-doctrine conspiracy-sentencing criminal-procedure grand-jury indictment presentment-clause sentencing statutory-sentencing superseding-indictment
Latest Conference: 2022-01-21
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether, where Apprendi and its progeny requires the petit jury to return special findings as to individual conspiracy defendants to justify an increase in their statutory sentencing range, the Presentment Clause also requires that those same special findings be returned by the grand jury and pleaded in an indictment.

Whether a superseding indictment replaces all earlier indictments in the case once the trial begins.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Presentment Clause requires grand jury special findings to justify increased statutory sentencing range

Docket Entries

2022-01-24
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.
2022-01-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-07-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 24, 2022)

Attorneys

United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent