Leontaritis v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on October 12, 2021
Issues: (1) Whether, if a jury is instructed to “determine” a fact by indicating a “unanimous finding beyond a reasonable doubt” and does so, the resulting verdict indicates a finding beyond a reasonable doubt, as opposed to a mere failure to find; and (2) whether, if a jury verdict finds a fact beyond a reasonable doubt, a district court’s sentencing decision must accept the jury’s determination or instead may base the sentence on its own independent finding that contradicts the jury’s.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| May 17 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 18, 2021) |
| May 26 2021 | Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed. |
| Jun 01 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021. |
| Jun 07 2021 | Response Requested. (Due July 7, 2021) |
| Jun 30 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 7, 2021 to August 6, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Jul 01 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 6, 2021. |
| Jul 29 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 6, 2021 to September 7, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Jul 30 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 7, 2021. |
| Sep 07 2021 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| Sep 22 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021. |
| Oct 12 2021 | Petition DENIED. |
