In ''Ring v. Arizona'', 536 U.S. 584 (2002), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] extended the rule of ''[[Apprendi v. New Jersey]]'', which established a jury trial requirement to increases in sentencing, to the aggravating circumstances that make a defendant eligible for the death penalty. | In ''Ring v. Arizona'', 536 U.S. 584 (2002), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] extended the rule of ''[[Apprendi v. New Jersey]]'', which established a jury trial requirement to increases in sentencing, to the aggravating circumstances that make a defendant eligible for the death penalty. |