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Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000), is a landmark United States Supreme Court decision with regard to aggravating factors in crimes. The Court ruled that the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial, incorporated against the states through the Fourteenth Amendment, prohibited judges from enhancing criminal sentences beyond statutory maxima based on facts other than those decided by the ...
The U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey is the chief federal law enforcement officer in New Jersey. On December 16, 2021, Philip R. Sellinger was sworn in as U.S. Attorney. [1] The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has jurisdiction over all cases prosecuted by the U.S. attorney.
The New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division (in case citation, N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div) is the intermediate appellate court in New Jersey. "The Appellate Division of New Jersey's Superior Court is the first level appellate court, with appellate review authority over final judgments of the trial divisions and the Tax Court and over final decisions and actions of State administrative ...
Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296 (2004), held that, in the context of mandatory sentencing guidelines under state law, the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial prohibited judges from enhancing criminal sentences based on facts other than those decided by the jury or admitted by the defendant.
Gurbir Singh Grewal (/ ˈ ɡ ɜːr b ɪər ˈ ɡ r eɪ w ɑː l /; born June 23, 1973) [1] is an American attorney and prosecutor who is currently the Director of the Division of Enforcement for the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The New Jersey Legislature responded by enacting civil unions. [52] This case was the basis for a New Jersey Superior Court ruling that led to the legalization of same-sex marriage in New Jersey in Garden State Equality v. Dow. In 2020, the Court decided in State of New Jersey v.
The principle was recognised in the Criminal Justice Act 2003 Section 166 (3)(b). [ 2 ] Sentencing guidelines are contained within the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 , which states that the application of the principle are within the management of the Sentencing Council , applied along with the Offences Taken into Consideration (TICs) . [ 3 ]
As of 2018, sixteen states had abolished the parole function in favor of "determinate sentencing". [3] Wisconsin, in 2000, was the last state to abolish that function. However, parole boards in those states continue to exist in order to deal with imprisoned felons sentenced before the imposition of "determinate sentencing".