Erlinger v. United States
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Erlinger v. United States (Docket No. 23-270) is a case pending before the Supreme Court of the United States. The case may build on the Supreme Court's Sixth Amendment jurisprudence related to the jury right. The case is scheduled for oral argument on January 16, 2024.[1]
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Erlinger v. United States | |
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Full case name | Paul Erlinger v. United States |
Docket no. | 23-370 |
Case history | |
Prior | United States v. Erlinger, 77 F.4th 617 (7th Cir. 2023). |
Questions presented | |
Whether the Constitution requires a jury trial and proof beyond a reasonable doubt to find that a defendant's prior convictions were "committed on occasions different from one another," as is necessary to impose an enhanced sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1). | |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amends. VI, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1) |
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