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Does AB 333 Unconstitutionally Amend the Requirements for a True Finding on a Prior Strike Conviction and a Prior Serious Felony Conviction?

(1) Does Assembly Bill No. 333 amend the requirements for a true finding on a prior strike conviction (Pen. Code, §§ 667, subds. (b)–(i) & 1170.12, subds. (a)–(d)) and a prior serious felony conviction (Pen. Code, § 667, subd. (a)), or is that determination made on “the date of that prior conviction”? (See Pen. Code, §§ 667, subd. (d)(1) &…

Case: People v. Fletcher (2025) 18 Cal.5th 576
Case Number: S281282/E077553
Updated: 20250825
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Whether Jury Must Find Defendant’s Prior Convictions Were “Committed on Occasions Different from One Another”

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). Held: The Sixth Amendment requires jury determination by proof beyond a reasonable doubt of…

Case: Erlinger v. United States (2024) 602 U.S. 821 [219 L.Ed.2d 451]
Case Number: 23-370
Updated: 20240621
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