Facts that raise prison limits
Reyes v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- Rogelio Reyes asked the Supreme Court to review whether every fact that can increase the longest sentence a defendant may receive—including a prior conviction—must be included in the formal charge and admitted or proved to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt.
- Who it affects
- Reyes received no Supreme Court answer on whether a prior conviction must be charged and proved before it can raise the maximum sentence allowed by law.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Court refused to hear the case (denied review), so it did not decide that question.
Reyes's question focused on how a prior conviction should be treated when deciding the highest sentence allowed by law.
Question presented
Whether all facts — including the fact of a prior conviction — that increase a defendant’s statutory maximum must be pleaded in the indictment and either admitted by the defendant or proven to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt?
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