RING v. ARIZONA: certiorari to the supreme court of arizona.

RING v. Arizona (Supreme Court case); CRIMINAL sentencing; MURDER trials; CRIMINAL liability; CRIMINAL procedure; CRIMINAL law; UNITED States. Supreme Court

The article presents information on U.S. Supreme Court case Ring v. Arizona, case number 01-488, argued on April 22, 2002 and decided on June 24, 2002. The case centers on whether the petitioner, who was found guilty of felony murder during a jury trial can be sentenced to death by a judge upon finding aggravating circumstance. Petitioner claims that the judge does not have the authority to impose death sentence as this authority is exercised only by a jury, hence Sixth Amendment's jury trial is violated. The U.S. Supreme Court remanded the case and uphold the supremacy of the Sixth Amendment's jury trial over judge's authority in sentencing.