No. 25-7221
Jorge Alberto Salinas v. United States
Tags: beyond-reasonable-doubt criminal-procedure indictment jury-trial prior-conviction statutory-maximum
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Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether all facts —including the fact of a prior conviction —that increase a defendant's statutory maximum must be pleaded in the indictment and either admitted by the defendant or proven to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether all facts—including the fact of a prior conviction—that increase a defendant's statutory maximum must be pleaded in the indictment and either admitted by the defendant or proven to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt?
Docket Entries
2026-04-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 18, 2026)
Attorneys
Jorge Salinas
Adam Ryan Nicholson — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent