Case Status
BLAKELY, RALPH H. v. WASHINGTON (42047)
Order dated: 10/20/03Docket number: 02-1632
Action:
The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted.
BLAKELY, RALPH H. v. WASHINGTON (42047)
Order dated: 02/23/04Docket number: 02-1632
Action:
The motions of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument are granted.
BLAKELY, RALPH H. v. WASHINGTON (42047)
Order dated: 08/23/04Docket number: 02-1632
Action:
The motion of respondent to expedite consideration of the petition for rehearing is denied. The petition for rehearing is denied.
A description of the questions presented by the case has been prepared:
Whether a fact (other than a prior conviction) necessary for an upward departure from a statutory standard sentencing range must be proved according to the procedures mandated by Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000).
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