Apprendi v.New Jersey (2000)struck down a New Jersey statute authorizing judges to increase a maximum sentence based on facts that the judge found to be true by a preponderance of the evidence,but not proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

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Apprendi v.New Jersey (2000)struck down a New Jersey statute authorizing judges to increase a maximum sentence based on facts that the judge found to be true by a preponderance of the evidence,but not proof beyond a reasonable doubt.​

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Apprendi v. New Jersey did indeed strike down a New Jersey statute that allowed judges to increase sentences based on facts found by a preponderance of the evidence rather than proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

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