No. 20-5269

Amadeo Valls v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2020-08-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: acquittal burglary criminal-procedure due-process jury-instructions mens-rea structural-error
Latest Conference: 2020-10-09
Question Presented (from Petition)

(1) WHETHER Due process prohibits Florida from excluding Hews rea .instruction from Burglary CHARGES or WHETHER IT IS STRUCTURAL ERROR For Trial courts to Refuse to submit aw element to jurors IF SUCH ELEMENT IS ESSENTIAL, IM DISPUTE, AND I As THE Topmost materialconsideration , Highly capable of ACQUITTING ftCC US&S>'

(2) WHETHER, TENAWCV CONTROVERTS THEnecessary Mews REA ELEMENT FbRT-HE CRIME OF BURGLARY OR WHETHER FAILURE TD SUFFICIENTLY REBUT A VULNERABLE TENANT 'S AUTOMATICALLY REASONABLE B6(J|6F NEGAT1N6 MB MS REA IS CAPABLE, BY ITSELf- OF REMDERMslG BURGLARY COMUICTIOM CONSTITUTIONALLY PROHIBITED ^

(3) Does CHARGING CONTRADICTORY SETS OP ALTERNATIVE lNSTRuariONS, R6QUtRING CONFLICTING LEGAL FINDINGS FOR the same Facts , eecome capable , BV itself , of rendering trial CoMsrrruno na-lly inadequate *

(4) WHETHER DUAL THEORY LANGUAGE IN FLORIDA'S CAPITAL MURDER STATUTE AUTHORIZES UNLIMITED OVER RULING OF A STRUCTURAL RIGHT To GRAND TURY RE INDICTMENT

(5) WHETHER CUMULATIVE PREJUDICIAL EFFECT OP &RROR IB CAPABLE, BY ITSELF, OF RENDERING A-TRIAL Comstitutiomally inadequate ^

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether due process prohibits Florida from excluding mens rea instruction from burglary charges or whether it is structural error for trial courts to refuse to submit an element to jurors if such element is essential, in dispute, and the topmost material consideration, highly capable of acquitting accused

Docket Entries

2020-10-13
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020.
2020-07-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 4, 2020)

Attorneys

Amadeo Valls
Amadeo Valls — Petitioner