No. 22-6960

James Jonathan Mitchell v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2023-03-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: cruel-and-unusual-punishment death-penalty due-process eighth-amendment habeas-corpus mental-competency
Latest Conference: 2023-05-11
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment prohibits the execution of a prisoner who is incompetent to understand the reason for his execution

Docket Entries

2023-05-15
Petition DENIED.
2023-05-03
Waiver of right of respondent Florida to respond filed.
2023-04-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/11/2023.
2022-12-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 7, 2023)

Attorneys

Florida
Trisha Meggs PateOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent
James J. Mitchell
James Jonathan Mitchell — Petitioner