Blakely v. Washington
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Blakely v. Washington is a landmark 2004 U.S. Supreme Court decision that applied the Apprendi rule to state sentencing guidelines, holding that any fact increasing a defendant’s sentence beyond the statutory maximum must be found by a jury beyond a reasonable doubt.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Blakely v. Washington canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sixth Amendment case
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ criminal procedure case ⓘ landmark decision ⓘ |
| affectedLaw | Washington State Sentencing Reform Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesRuleFrom | Apprendi v. New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citation | 542 U.S. 296 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause
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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 | 2004-06-24 ⓘ |
| decisionType | 5–4 decision ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy |
Anthony M. Kennedy
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Sandra Day O’Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. Rehnquist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 02-1632 ⓘ |
| extendsPrecedent | Apprendi v. New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 statutory maximum for Apprendi purposes is the maximum sentence a judge may impose solely on the basis of the facts reflected in the jury verdict or admitted by the defendant. ⓘ |
| impact |
limited judicial discretion to increase sentences based on judge-found facts
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prompted changes to state sentencing schemes ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
Clarence Thomas
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David H. Souter NERFINISHED ⓘ John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| legalIssue |
Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial
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fact-finding in sentencing ⓘ sentencing guidelines ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Antonin Scalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| page | 296 ⓘ |
| petitioner | Ralph Howard Blakely, Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Apprendi v. New Jersey
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Cunningham v. California NERFINISHED ⓘ Ring v. Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ United States v. Booker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| respondent | State of Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Washington sentencing procedure held unconstitutional as applied ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
criminal sentencing
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jury trial rights ⓘ |
| topic |
judicial fact-finding
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state sentencing guidelines ⓘ |
| volume | 542 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 2004 ⓘ |
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