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Hester v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on January 7, 2019

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
17-9082 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2018

Issue: Whether the rule of Apprendi v. New Jersey"which held that any fact, other than a prior conviction, that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum must be submitted to a jury and proven beyond a reasonable doubt"should apply to the imposition of criminal restitution.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
05/21/2018Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 25, 2018)
06/04/2018Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
06/14/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
07/13/2018Response Requested. (Due August 13, 2018)
08/08/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 13, 2018 to September 12, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
08/09/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 12, 2018.
09/04/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 12, 2018 to October 12, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
09/05/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 12, 2018.
10/12/2018Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
10/17/2018Reply of petitioners Marco Luis, et al. filed.
10/25/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2018.
11/06/2018Rescheduled.
11/13/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/16/2018.
11/26/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/30/2018.
12/03/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/7/2018.
12/20/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
01/07/2019Petition DENIED. Justice Alito, concurring in the denial of certiorari. Justice Gorsuch, with whom Justice Sotomayor joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)