234 Cited authorities

Miller-El v. Cockrell
537 U.S. 322 (2003) Cited 48,520 times 14 Legal Analyses
Holding that the government's exclusion of 10 out of 14, or 91%, of Black prospective jurors—along with the state's unreliable justifications—showed purposeful discrimination
Apprendi v. New Jersey
530 U.S. 466 (2000) Cited 26,646 times 100 Legal Analyses
Holding that “[o]ther than the fact of a prior conviction, any fact that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum must be submitted to a jury, and proved beyond a reasonable doubt”
Crawford v. Washington
541 U.S. 36 (2004) Cited 17,414 times 82 Legal Analyses
Holding that the Sixth Amendment's Confrontation Clause bars "admission of testimonial statements of a witness who did not appear at trial unless he was unavailable to testify, and the defendant had had a prior opportunity for cross-examination"
Blakely v. Washington
542 U.S. 296 (2004) Cited 16,615 times 17 Legal Analyses
Holding that “[w]hen a judge inflicts punishment that the jury's verdict alone does not allow, the jury has not found all the facts ‘which the law makes essential to the punishment,’ and the judge exceeds his proper authority”
Miller v. Alabama
567 U.S. 460 (2012) Cited 6,831 times 63 Legal Analyses
Holding mandatory life without parole sentences unconstitutional for all juvenile offenders
Dillon v. United States
560 U.S. 817 (2010) Cited 7,049 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding the Sentencing Commission's policy statements are binding on a court considering a motion for sentencing reduction under § 3582(c)
Batson v. Kentucky
476 U.S. 79 (1986) Cited 15,239 times 61 Legal Analyses
Holding that the Equal Protection Clause applies to the use of peremptory strikes
Village of Willowbrook v. Olech
528 U.S. 562 (2000) Cited 6,362 times 12 Legal Analyses
Holding that a class of one could challenge different treatment under the Equal Protection Clause where treatment was alleged to be "irrational and wholly arbitrary"
Neder v. United States
527 U.S. 1 (1999) Cited 4,947 times 31 Legal Analyses
Holding that the failure to submit an uncontested element of an offense to a jury may be harmless
Roper v. Simmons
543 U.S. 551 (2005) Cited 3,496 times 38 Legal Analyses
Holding "that the death penalty cannot be imposed upon juvenile offenders"

PEOPLE v. WINBUSH (GRAYLAND) (To be called and continued to the November 2016 calendar.)

234 Cited authorities

Holding that the government's exclusion of 10 out of 14, or 91%, of Black prospective jurors—along with the state's unreliable justifications—showed purposeful discrimination

Holding that “[o]ther than the fact of a prior conviction, any fact that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum must be submitted to a jury, and proved beyond a reasonable doubt”

Holding that the Sixth Amendment's Confrontation Clause bars "admission of testimonial statements of a witness who did not appear at trial unless he was unavailable to testify, and the defendant had had a prior opportunity for cross-examination"

Holding that “[w]hen a judge inflicts punishment that the jury's verdict alone does not allow, the jury has not found all the facts ‘which the law makes essential to the punishment,’ and the judge exceeds his proper authority”

Holding mandatory life without parole sentences unconstitutional for all juvenile offenders

Holding the Sentencing Commission's policy statements are binding on a court considering a motion for sentencing reduction under § 3582(c)

Holding that the Equal Protection Clause applies to the use of peremptory strikes

Holding that a class of one could challenge different treatment under the Equal Protection Clause where treatment was alleged to be "irrational and wholly arbitrary"

Holding that the failure to submit an uncontested element of an offense to a jury may be harmless

Holding "that the death penalty cannot be imposed upon juvenile offenders"