No. 18-5441

Milford Wade Byrd v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2018-08-02
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: capital-murder criminal-procedure death-penalty ex-post-facto hurst-v-state jury-unanimity retroactive-application retroactivity
Latest Conference: 2018-10-05
Question Presented (from Petition)

1, Given that the elements of capital murder which were identified by the Florida Supreme Court in Hurst v. State will be applied to determine if James Card is guilty of capital murder for a homicide committed in 1981 and subject to a death sentence, can Petitioner's death sentence remain intact given that his jury did not unanimously find the State had proven all of the elements of capital murder beyond a reasonable doubt and he has not been found guilty of capital murder for a homicide committed in 1981?

2. Is the finding that the longstanding statutorily required facts necessary to authorize a death sentence are elements of capital murder in Hurst v. State, substantive criminal law which must be apply retroactively to Petitioner and his death sentence on a 1981 homicide when his jury did not unanimously find the elements of capital murder were not found proven beyond a reasonable doubt?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a death sentence can remain intact when the jury did not unanimously find the elements of capital murder proven beyond a reasonable doubt

Docket Entries

2018-10-09
Petition DENIED.
2018-09-24
Reply of petitioner Milford Wade Byrd filed. (Distributed)
2018-09-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/5/2018.
2018-09-04
Brief of respondent State of Florida in opposition filed.
2018-07-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 4, 2018)
2018-06-01
Application (17A1332) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until July 28, 2018.
2018-05-24
Application (17A1332) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 29, 2018 to July 28, 2018, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Milford Wade Byrd
Martin J. McClainMcClain & McDermott, P.A., Petitioner
State of Florida
Carolyn M. SnurkowskiOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent