Notice of sentence increases
Segwayne Kirk Anthony Goldson v. Comerford
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- Segwayne Goldson challenged whether he received adequate notice of a sentencing enhancement and whether the lower courts wrongly denied him permission to appeal that claim.
- Who it affects
- Goldson did not receive Supreme Court review of these claims, and the Court did not decide whether they are valid.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Supreme Court refused to hear his case (denied his petition for review) and did not decide either issue.
Goldson's case came from the Eleventh Circuit and concerned notice of a sentencing enhancement and permission to appeal that challenge.
Question presented
1. Whether Petitioner received constitutionally adequate notice of a sentencing enhancement per Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000), and progeny and this Court’s prior holdings on the due process requirements for adequate notice. 2. Whether the lower courts arbitrarily denied Goldson a certificate of appealability on his violation of Apprendi and constitutionally deficient notice of a sentencing enhancement.
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