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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.

Specifically, Judge [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]], writing for the Court, overturned ''Walton v. Arizona'', 697 U.S. 639 (1990), in part and held that "[c]apital defendants, no less than noncapital defendants, we conclude, are entitled to a jury determination of any fact on which the legislature conditions an increase in their maximum punishment."

Specifically, Judge [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]], writing for the Court, overturned ''Walton v. Arizona'', 697 U.S. 639 (1990), in part and held that "[c]apital defendants, no less than noncapital defendants, we conclude, are entitled to a jury determination of any fact on which the legislature conditions an increase in their maximum punishment."