Paul Erlinger News Today

The Supreme Court is considering whether the Constitution requires a jury trial and proof beyond a reasonable doubt to determine if a person's criminal history qualifies them for an enhanced prison sentence.

This article previews six of the 11 criminal cases due to be decided during the U.S. Supreme Court´s 2023-24 term.

This article previews six of the 11 criminal cases due to be decided during the U.S. Supreme Court´s 2023-24 term.

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. The Supreme Court is still slowly making inroads on the still-sizable number of lingering relists from the end-of-summer “long confe

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari to hear United States v. Erlinger on Monday to decide if the US Constitution places a requirement under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) for a jury trial a...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to weigh in on whether a judge or jury should determine if a criminal defendant's prior convictions qualify them for enhanced sentencing under the Armed Career Criminal Act, a ruling an Indiana defendant and the U.S. Department of Justice agree belongs in the hands of jurors.

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. Since our last installment, the Supreme Court has continued slowly chipping away at the still-sizable number of lingering relists fr

A district court properly imposed an enhanced sentence on a man convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm because his three prior burglary convictions in Indiana qualified him for the enhancement, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.