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Criminal

Mar. 23, 2004

'Apprendi' Rule Applies to Some Prior Convictions

Focus Column - Criminal Law - By Alex Ricciardulli - Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court decided Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000), holding that a defendant has a constitutional right to jury trial regarding facts in a criminal case that increase punishment, the million-dollar question has been: Does the Apprendi rule apply to prior convictions?

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