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Israel Navarro v. New York

IFP petition · Supreme Court of New York, Kings County - Criminal Term, No. 623-20 · judgment August 18, 2025


Certiorari denied · February 23, 2026

Question presented

Whether the Fifth and Sixth Amendments guarantee criminal defendants, like the petitioner Israel Navarro, the right to a jury trial on statutorily required factual findings, including the timing and duration of their prior periods of incarceration, in accordance with Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000), before a court may impose an enhanced sentence based on those facts.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Sylvia Lara Altreuter
The Legal Aid Society

For respondent
Leonard Joblove
Kings County District Attorney's Office

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Feb 23 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 15 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
  3. Jan 12 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent New York to respond filed.
  4. Dec 17 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 21, 2026)