No. 19-8125October Term 2019Decided May 18, 2020
Thomas v. California
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari and a motion to proceed in forma pauperis filed by Thomas seeking review of a decision by the California Court of Appeal.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 18, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari and a motion to proceed in forma pauperis filed by Thomas seeking review of a decision by the California Court of Appeal.
Question presented
1. Whether the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial requires that any fact that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum, including the fact of a prior conviction, must be submitted to a jury and proved beyond a reasonable doubt? 2. Whether Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224 (1998), should be overruled?
- Case path
Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District / Decision released May 18, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
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