Potter v. United States
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Year: 2010 (Vol. 34).
Topic: Constitutional Law; Criminal Law; Fifth Amendment; Sixth Amendment; Juvenile Law.
Question: Whether a criminal defendant’s right to a jury trial under the Sixth and Fifth Amendments is violated when a prior juvenile adjudication – not itself decided by a jury – is used by a judge to impose a longer sentence than otherwise would be permissible.
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