No. 19-6260
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 8th-amendment constitutional-law criminal-sentencing cruel-and-unusual-punishment due-process juvenile-sentencing precedent retroactivity state-supreme-court supreme-court-precedent
Latest Conference:
2019-12-06
Question Presented (from Petition)
Did the Florida Supreme Court violate Graham v. Florida, 560 U.S. 48, 130 S. Ct. 2011, 176 L. Ed. 2d 825 (2010), Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460, 132 S.Ct. 2455, 183 L.Ed.2d 407 (2012), and Montgomery v. Louisiana, 577 U.S. , 136 S. Ct. 718, 193 L. Ed. 2d 599 (2016), when deciding Franklin v. State, 258 So.3d 1239 (Fla. 2018) and State v. Michel, 257 So.3d 3 (Fla. 2018), thereby overturning Atwell v. State, 197 So.3d 1040 (Fla. 2016)?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Did the Florida Supreme Court violate Graham v. Florida, Miller v. Alabama, and Montgomery v. Louisiana when deciding Franklin v. State and State v. Michel, thereby overturning Atwell v. State?
Docket Entries
2019-12-09
Petition DENIED.
2019-11-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019.
2019-11-12
Waiver of right of respondent Florida to respond filed.
2019-09-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 12, 2019)
Attorneys
Craig Cross
Craig Cross — Petitioner
Florida
Celia A. Terenzio — Respondent