Oyler v. Boles, No. 56 (U.S. Supreme Court) (368 U.S. 448; 82 S.Ct. 501) (February 19, 2062) (Justice Clark)
Here the Court held that due process requires that a defendant have notice and an opportunity to contest the validity or applicability of prior convictions upon which a statutory sentencing enhancement is based.
In this case two different petitioners argued that procedural due process under the Fourteenth Amendment requires notice …
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