Is a fact that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S.A v. Valdovinos-mendez, DC. No. 08CR449-MMA, No. 09-50532 (9th Cir. 2011):
4.Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 490 (2000) ("Other than the fact of a prior conviction, any fact that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum must be submitted to a jury, and proved beyond a reasonable doubt.").
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