Anyone know? Will Justice Thomas’s ruling, on June 17, 2013, in the case Federal Case # 11-9335, Alleyne v. US, have any effect on the prior sentences of the two defendants, Gray & McGraw who got Life Sentences in the US vs. Gray case, also listed below? SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus ALLEYNE v. UNITED STATES certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the fourth circuit No. 11–9335.Argued January 14, 2013—Decided June 17, 2013 Justice Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, III–B, III–C, and IV, concluding: 1. Because mandatory minimum sentences increase the penalty for a crime, any fact that increases the mandatory minimum is an “element” that must be submitted to the jury. Accordingly, Harris is overruled. UNITED STATES v. GRAY UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William C. GRAY, Frederick H. Lenover, Tonya F. Wolfe, Oscar McGraw, Walter DuRegger, Jr., and Tony P. McMillin, Defendants-Appellants. Nos.03-3238, 03-3347, 03-3370, 03-3428, 03-3467, 03-3617, 03-3532. Argued Feb. 24, 2005. -- May 23, 2005
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