Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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11-94 | 1st Cir. |
Mar 19, 2012 |
Jun 21, 2012 | 6-3 | Sotomayor | OT 2011 |
Holding: The rule established in Apprendi v. New Jersey – in which the Court held that the Sixth Amendment’s jury-trial guarantee requires that any fact (other than the fact of a prior conviction) which increases the maximum punishment authorized for a particular crime be proved to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt – applies to the imposition of criminal fines.
Judgment: Reversed, 6-3, in an opinion by Justice Sotomayor on June 21, 2012. Justice Breyer filed a dissenting opinion, which was joined by Justices Kennedy and Alito.
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