No. 19-8304October Term 2019Decided Jun 1, 2020
McVay v. Illinois
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by McVay seeking review of a decision by the Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District, alongside a request to proceed without paying court fees.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 1, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by McVay seeking review of a decision by the Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District, alongside a request to proceed without paying court fees.
Question presented
Whether the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is violated when a state court refuses to apply the rule of Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000), to a sentencing enhancement that increases the maximum possible sentence based on a prior conviction, where the prior conviction was not alleged in the indictment or proved to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt?
- Case path
Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District / Decision released Jun 1, 2020
- Area
Criminal Procedure
Documents
Related cases
Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
- Methodology