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Erlinger v. United States

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Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
23-370 7th Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD OT 2023

Issue: Whether the Constitution requires a jury trial and proof beyond a reasonable doubt to find that a defendant’s prior convictions were “committed on occasions different from one another,” as is necessary to impose an enhanced sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Oct 04 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 6, 2023)
Oct 17 2023Brief for the United States filed.
Oct 23 2023Reply of petitioner Paul Erlinger filed. (Distributed)
Oct 24 2023Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
Oct 24 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2023.
Nov 13 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/17/2023.
Nov 20 2023Petition GRANTED.
Nov 21 2023D. Nick Harper, Esquire, of Washington, D. C., is invited to brief and argue this case, as amicus curiae, in support of the judgment below.