No. 24A100

Brennaris Marquis Johnson v. Washington

Lower Court: Washington
Docketed: 2024-07-29
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: aggravating-factors criminal-sentencing judicial-discretion jury-trial sentencing-guidelines sixth-amendment
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a sentence above the statutory presumptive range violates the jury trial right where the judge may not impose such a sentence, even after a jury finds an aggravating fact, unless the judge also finds that the facts the jury found amount to "substantial and compelling reasons" for an enhanced sentence.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a judge's finding of 'substantial and compelling reasons' to impose a sentence above the statutory presumptive range violates a defendant's Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial

Docket Entries

2024-07-30
Application (24A100) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until October 5, 2024.
2024-07-23
Application (24A100) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 6, 2024 to October 5, 2024, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Brennaris Marquis Johnson
Christopher Mark PetroniWashington Appellate Project, Petitioner