Prior convictions and sentence limits
Jose Maurillio Zertuche-Reyna v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- Jose Maurillio Zertuche-Reyna asks whether facts that raise the maximum sentence allowed by law—including a prior conviction—must be listed in the formal charges and admitted by the defendant or proved to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt.
- Who it affects
- Zertuche-Reyna did not get Supreme Court review, and the Court gave no answer to his question about sentence-increasing facts.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The dispute concerns which facts that can raise a sentence must be listed in formal criminal charges and proved at trial.
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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