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Robert Marcelis v. Pennsylvania

Paid petition · Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Office, No. 2054 EDA 2018 · judgment July 22, 2019

Certiorari denied · October 5, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Does the sixth amendment require a jury finding beyond a reasonable doubt that a criminal defendant has one or more prior convictions before an increased sentence can be imposed on that defendant? -i-

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Richard T. Brown Jr.

For respondent
Nancy Winkelman
District Attorney's Office

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 05 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 05 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
  3. Jul 29 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to respond filed.
  4. Jun 26 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 6, 2020)