| Erlinger v. United States | |
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| Argued March 27, 2024 Decided June 21, 2024 | |
| Full case name | Paul Erlinger v. United States |
| Docket no. | 23-370 |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Case history | |
| Prior | United States v. Erlinger, 77 F.4th 617 (7th Cir. 2023). |
| Questions presented | |
| Whether the Constitution requires a jury trial and proof beyond a reasonable doubt to find that a defendant's prior convictions were "committed on occasions different from one another," as is necessary to impose an enhanced sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1). | |
| Holding | |
| The Fifth and Sixth Amendments require a unanimous jury to make the determination beyond a reasonable doubt that a defendant’s past offenses were committed on separate occasions for ACCA purposes. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Gorsuch, joined by Roberts, Thomas, Sotomayor, Kagan, Barrett |
| Concurrence | Roberts |
| Concurrence | Thomas |
| Dissent | Kavanaugh, joined by Alito; Jackson (except Part III) |
| Dissent | Jackson |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amends. VI, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1) | |
Erlinger v. United States, 602 U.S. ___ (2024) was a United States Supreme Court case relating to the right to a jury trial in criminal cases under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments. The case was argued on January 16, 2024, and decided on June 21.