Legal Opinion
State v. Gross
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided September 4, 2001No. 1 CA-CR 00-0269PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GARBARINO, Judge.
¶ 1 Relying on Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000), we vacate the trial court’s determination that the defendant, Lance Christian Gross, committed a new offense while awaiting trial on a separate felony offense. We find that, absent waiver by a defendant, the State must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was on pretrial release and a jury must so determine before a sentence can be enhanced pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) § 13-604(R) (2001).
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶ 2 A jury convicted the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Almendarez-Torres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Griffith v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- McMillan v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by32 opinions
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