Jury findings on prior convictions
Quevedo-Escobar v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- Ramiro Quevedo-Escobar asks the Supreme Court to overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, a prior Supreme Court decision.
- Who it affects
- The denial ends Quevedo-Escobar's request for Supreme Court review but does not resolve the question he raised.
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What it's about
Quevedo-Escobar's petition asked the Court to reconsider a prior Supreme Court decision.
Question presented
Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
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