No. 20-5786

William Earl Sweet v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2020-09-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: actual-innocence constitutional-violations eighth-amendment giglio-claim habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel postconviction-proceedings suspension-clause
Key Terms:
ERISA DueProcess HabeasCorpus Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-12-04
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether it amounts to a suspension of the writ of habeas corpus for the state courts to fail to consider claims from an individual with compelling evidence of actual innocence to challenge a conviction and death sentence when this resulted from the ineffectiveness of state-provided trial and postconviction counsel, and full consideration of the constitutional claims is necessary to prevent the execution of an actually innocent individual?

2. Whether the Eighth Amendment and the Suspension Clause require that an individual have a fair opportunity to show actual innocence in state court and have such a claim considered?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Eighth Amendment and the Suspension Clause require that an individual have a fair opportunity to show actual-innocence in state-court and have such a claim considered

Docket Entries

2020-12-07
Petition DENIED.
2020-11-17
Supplemental brief of petitioner William Earl Sweet filed. (Distributed)
2020-11-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020.
2020-11-05
Reply of petitioner William Earl Sweet filed.
2020-10-26
Brief of respondent State of Florida in opposition filed.
2020-09-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 26, 2020)

Attorneys

State of Florida
Amitabh AgarwalOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent
William Earl Sweet
Julie Ann MorleyLaw Office of the Capital Collateral Regional Counsel - Middle Region, Petitioner