Jury findings for past convictions
Delgado-Ramirez v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- Pedro Delgado-Ramirez asked the Supreme Court whether the Sixth Amendment permits the prior-conviction exception recognized in Almendarez-Torres and, if not, whether that precedent should be overturned.
- Who it affects
- The Supreme Court review request is over, but the order did not decide Delgado-Ramirez’s Sixth Amendment questions.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Court refused to hear his case (denied review), so it did not decide those questions.
The case came from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and raised questions about the prior-conviction exception in Almendarez-Torres.
Question presented
Can Almendarez-Torres be reconciled with the Sixth Amendment’s history and tradition; and if not, should this Court overrule it?
Documents
Docket activity
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More questions
- Did the Court explain why it refused review?
- The order gives no reason; it only records that the Court refused review (denied the petition).
Sources
Primary materials from the Court and the parties. Grounded in docket records and cited sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.