Which of the following court cases held that while the state sentencing guidelines that were used were intended to serve as a mandatory sentencing scheme, they violated a defendants 6th Amendment right to a trial by jury?

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Blakely v. Washington held that the state sentencing guidelines were unconstitutional under the 6th Amendment because they allowed judges to make factual findings that increased a defendant's sentence beyond the maximum authorized by the jury's verdict. This decision was later upheld and extended to the federal sentencing guidelines in United States v. Booker.

Which of the Following Court Cases Held That While the State