No. 20-7665

Donald David Dillbeck v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2021-04-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: capital-punishment death-penalty due-process evolving-standards habeas-corpus medical-evidence mental-health post-conviction post-conviction-relief scientific-advancements scientific-evidence
Latest Conference: 2021-06-03
Question Presented (from Petition)

1) What constitutes diligence in raising newly discovered medical and/or mental health evidence and diagnoses?

2) Are capital defendants confined to the medical and mental health science available at the time of their trial, or must the lower courts provide a meaningful opportunity for advancements in scientific evidence to be heard?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

What constitutes diligence in raising newly discovered medical and/or mental health evidence and diagnoses?

Docket Entries

2021-06-07
Petition DENIED.
2021-05-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/3/2021.
2021-05-18
Reply of petitioner Donald David Dillbeck filed. (Distributed)
2021-05-06
Brief of respondent State of Florida in opposition filed.
2021-03-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 6, 2021)

Attorneys

Donald David Dillbeck
Baya M. Harrison IIILaw Office of Baya Harrison, Petitioner
State of Florida
Carolyn M. SnurkowskiOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent