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Christopher Ryan Martin v. Nevada
Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Nevada, No. 82498-COA · judgment September 13, 2021
Certiorari denied · May 16, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
I. Whether this Court should overrule AlmendarezTorres in light of Apprendi and its progeny. II. Whether Nevada’s use of prior convictions for enhancement of penalties which did not have the safeguard of a jury trial violates Apprendi and runs afoul of the Sixth Amendment jury trial guarantee.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Michael D. Pariente
The Pariente Law Firm P.C.
For respondent
Alexander Ga-King Chen
Clark County District Attorney's Office
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- May 16 2022Petition DENIED.
- Apr 26 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/12/2022.
- Apr 20 2022Waiver of right of respondent State of Nevada to respond filed.
- Mar 16 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 22, 2022)