No. 23A375

Rico Lorodge Brown v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-10-25
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: almendarez-torres apprendi-rule criminal-statute jury-finding prior-conviction sentencing-guidelines
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the Armed Career Criminal Act's different-occasions element must be found by a jury rather than a sentencing judge.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the different-occasions element of a criminal statute is subject to the Apprendi rule requiring jury finding or indictment, or falls under the Almendarez-Torres exception for prior convictions

Docket Entries

2023-10-26
Application (23A375) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until January 6, 2024.
2023-10-23
Application (23A375) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 7, 2023 to January 6, 2024, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Rico Lorodge Brown
Joshua Brown CarpenterFederal Public Defender, NCWD, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent