Legal Opinion

United States v. Pepper Sue Hinson

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 21, 2005No. 04-10995PublishedCited by 95 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OWEN, Circuit Judge:

Pepper Sue Hinson contends that the district court violated her Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial in revoking her supervised release and imposing a two-year sentence of re-imprisonment based on facts neither found by a jury nor admitted by her. Because Hinson was not entitled to have a jury determine the facts that gave rise to the revocation of her supervised release or the facts that underpin the duration of her sentence upon revocation, we affirm her sentence.

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Pepper Sue Hinson pleaded guilty to the possession of stolen mail, which constituted a violation of 18…

2Cases cited20 opinions

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  3. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  5. Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973

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