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It determines who finds facts that raise a criminal sentence. The outcome shapes the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 24, lines 7-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-488.pdf","page_label":"file page 24, lines 7-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-55","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-488.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-55"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 47, lines 9-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-488.pdf","page_label":"file page 47, lines 9-1"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-488.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 3-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-488.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 3-7"}]}],"slug":"2001-01-488-ring-v-arizona","term":"2001","title":"Does a judge or jury decide facts that raise a sentence?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 24, lines 7-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-488.pdf","page_label":"file page 24, lines 7-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-55","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-488.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-55"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 47, lines 9-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-488.pdf","page_label":"file page 47, lines 9-1"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}