Lonnie Lee Burton, Petitioner V. Douglas Waddington, Superintendent, Stafford Creek Corrections Center, Respondent, on Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Author: Robert A. Ratliff
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Published: 2006
Total Pages: 44
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKQuestion presented in Lonnie L. Burton's petition for writ of certioriari is: Mr. Burton was given an exceptional sentence of 258 months above the 304 month ceiling of the statutory sentencin range, and this Washington state sentence became final after Apprendi v. New Jersy, 530 U.S. 466 (2000), but before Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296 (2004). 1. Is the holding in Blakely a new rule or is it dictated by Apprendi? 2. If Blakely is a new rule, does its requirements that facts resulting in an enhanced statutory maximum be proved beyond a reasonable doubt apply retroactively?
