[DOWNLOAD] "Blakely V. Washington" by Supreme Court of the United States ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Blakely V. Washington
- Author : Supreme Court of the United States
- Release Date : January 24, 2004
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 101 KB
Description
Petitioner Ralph Howard Blakely, Jr., pleaded guilty to the kidnaping of his estranged wife. The facts admitted in his plea, standing alone, supported a maximum sentence of 53 months. Pursuant to state law, the court imposed an "exceptional" sentence of 90 months after making a judicial determination that he had acted with "deliberate cruelty." App. 40, 49. We consider whether this violated petitioner's Sixth Amendment right to trial by jury.