Apprendi v. New Jersey
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Apprendi v. New Jersey is a landmark 2000 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that any fact (other than a prior conviction) that increases a criminal defendant’s sentence beyond the statutory maximum must be submitted to a jury and proved beyond a reasonable doubt.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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criminal procedure case ⓘ sentencing case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional criminal procedure
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sentencing law ⓘ |
| citation |
120 S. Ct. 2348
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147 L. Ed. 2d 435 ⓘ 530 U.S. 466 ⓘ |
| concurringInPartAndConcurringInJudgmentBy | Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
NERFINISHED
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Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2000-06-26 ⓘ |
| decisionType | landmark decision ⓘ |
| dissentingJustices |
Clarence Thomas
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Sandra Day O’Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. Rehnquist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| docketNumber | No. 99-478 ⓘ |
| holding |
Any fact that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum must be submitted to a jury and proved beyond a reasonable doubt.
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The rule does not apply to the fact of a prior conviction. ⓘ |
| influencedCase |
Alleyne v. United States
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Blakely v. Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Ring v. Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ United States v. Booker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| keyPrinciple |
Distinction between elements of an offense and sentencing factors is constitutionally significant when it increases the statutory maximum.
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Legislatures may not evade the jury-trial requirement by labeling elements as sentencing factors. ⓘ |
| languageOfDecision | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
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Sixth Amendment right to jury trial ⓘ sentencing enhancement ⓘ |
| majorityJustices |
Anthony M. Kennedy
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Antonin Scalia NERFINISHED ⓘ David H. Souter NERFINISHED ⓘ John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Bader Ginsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatingCourt | New Jersey state courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overruledOrLimitedPrecedent | McMillan v. Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| petitioner | Charles C. Apprendi, Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedDoctrine |
beyond a reasonable doubt standard
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jury fact-finding requirement ⓘ |
| respondent | State of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | New Jersey hate-crime enhancement statute held unconstitutional as applied ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | hate-crime sentencing enhancement under New Jersey law ⓘ |
| term | October Term 1999 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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