No. 18-113

Jeremiah Rodgers v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2018-07-25
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (1)
Tags: constitutional-rights death-penalty due-process hurst-v-florida jury-trial jury-waiver retroactivity sentencing-procedure sixth-amendment waiver
Key Terms:
DueProcess Punishment HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2018-11-30
Question Presented (from Petition)

Does waiving a state-law right to have a jury make an advisory sentencing recommendation constitute a knowing and intelligent waiver of the federal constitutional right to have a jury make all requisite findings for the imposition of death, particularly when the latter right did not exist at the time of the waiver?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does waiving a state-law right to have a jury make an advisory sentencing recommendation constitute a knowing and intelligent waiver of the federal constitutional right to have a jury make all requisite findings for the imposition of death, particularly when the latter right did not exist at the time of the waiver?

Docket Entries

2018-12-03
Petition DENIED.
2018-11-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/30/2018.
2018-11-06
Reply of petitioner Jeremiah Rodgers filed.
2018-10-19
Brief of respondent State of Florida in opposition filed.
2018-10-10
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 19, 2018.
2018-10-08
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 9, 2018 to October 19, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-08-24
Brief amici curiae of Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Florida Center for Capital Representation at Florida International University College of Law filed.
2018-08-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 9, 2018.
2018-08-17
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 24, 2018 to October 8, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-07-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 24, 2018)

Attorneys

Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Florida Center for Capital Representation at Florida International University College of Law
Caitlin Joan HalliganGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Amicus
Jeremiah Rodgers
Brian William StullACLU Capital Punishment Project, Petitioner
State of Florida
Amitabh AgarwalOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent