A Refresher on Aggravating Factors in Structured Sentencing Cases

Published for NC Criminal Law on July 06, 2011.

The Supreme Court of the United States decided Blakely v. Washington in 2004, holding that any fact (other than a prior conviction) that increases a defendant’s sentence beyond the prescribed statutory maximum must be found by a jury beyond a reasonable doubt or admitted to by the defendant. 542 U.S. 296 (2004). Before Blakely—when it ... Read more

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