No. 19-6261

Jeremiah Marion v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2019-10-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 14th-amendment due-process evidence-rule evidentiary-provision first-time-offender fourteenth-amendment life-without-parole petition-for-grievances sexual-battery uncorroborated-accusations
Latest Conference: 2019-12-06
Question Presented (from Petition)

DOES THE EVIDENTIARY PROVISION OF FLORIDA 'S SEXUAL
BATTERY STATUTE VIOLATE THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT?
AND/OR
CAN A STATE LAW MANDATE LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE SENTENCES
BASED ON UNCORROBORATED ACCUSATIONS OF SEXUAL BATTERY
BY FIRST TIME OFFENDERS?
AND/OR
DID THE STATE COURTS VIOLATE HIS 1st AMENDMENT
RIGHT TO PETITION FOR A REDRESS
OF HIS GRIEVANCES?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the evidentiary provision of Florida's sexual battery statute violate the Fourteenth Amendment?

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.
2019-09-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 12, 2019)

Attorneys

Florida
Celia A. Terenzio — Respondent
Jeremiah Marion
Jeremiah Marion — Petitioner