Criminal
Jan. 11, 2007
Justices Reject 'Blakely' Follow-Up
WASHINGTON - A potentially important U.S. Supreme Court case on criminal sentencing fizzled out Tuesday as the justices announced that legal technicalities prevented them from deciding whether a landmark 2004 decision strengthening a defendant's jury-trial rights should apply retroactively.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - A potentially important U.S. Supreme Court case on criminal sentencing fizzled out Tuesday as the justices announced that legal technicalities prevented them from deciding whether a landmark 2004 decision strengthening a defendant's jury-trial rights should apply retroactively.
Last year, the court agreed to review a case from the ...
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