No. 23A557

William Newkirk v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2023-12-15
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process fundamental-error life-sentence sentencing-hearing
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a trial court's failure to conduct a sentencing hearing and permit allocution violates a defendant's constitutional due process rights when imposing life sentences for secondary offenses

Docket Entries

2024-07-21
Petition for Writ of Certiorari of William Newkirk submitted.
2024-06-26
Petition for Writ of Certiorari of William Newkirk submitted.
2023-12-15
Application (23A557) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until January 12, 2024.
2023-11-29
Application (23A557) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 13, 2023 to February 11, 2024, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

William Newkirk
Richard L. RosenbaumLaw Offices of Richard Rosenbaum, Petitioner