No. 25A34

Steven Pitts v. New York

Lower Court: New York
Docketed: 2025-07-08
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: apprendi-rule jury-right prior-conviction sentencing-enhancement sixth-amendment tolling-period
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

The question presented is whether, under Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000) and Erlinger v. United States, 602 U.S. 821 (2024), the purported fact-of-prior-conviction exception to the jury right applies to determination of the length of a defendant's prior incarceration and the date of his discharge from government custody.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Sixth Amendment jury right requires a jury, rather than a judge, to determine the length of a defendant's prior incarceration for purposes of sentencing enhancement under state recidivist statutes

Docket Entries

2025-08-13
Petition for Writ of Certiorari of Steven Pitts submitted.
2025-07-09
Application (25A34) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until August 13, 2025.
2025-07-03
Application (25A34) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 14, 2025 to August 13, 2025, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.

Attorneys

Steven Pitts
Mark William ZenoCenter for Appellate Litigation, Petitioner