No. 24-6608

Felix Pusey v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2025-02-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: eighth-amendment firearm-possession juvenile-offender mandatory-minimum second-amendment sixth-amendment
Latest Conference: 2025-04-17
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether section 790.23(1)(b), Florida Statutes, which criminalizes the possession and ownership of a firearm by people under the age of 24 who have previously been adjudged delinquent for a felony offense as a juvenile, violates the Second Amendment.

2. Whether the Sixth Amendment requires a twelve-person jury to try a criminal defendant accused of a felony offense.

3. Whether the imposition of a lengthy mandatory minimum prison sentence upon a juvenile offender violates the Eighth Amendment.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a Florida statute criminalizing firearm possession for individuals under 24 with prior juvenile felony adjudications violates the Second Amendment; whether a non-twelve-person jury trial violates the Sixth Amendment; whether a lengthy mandatory minimum sentence for a juvenile offender violates the Eighth Amendment

Docket Entries

2025-04-21
Petition DENIED.
2025-03-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2025.
2025-03-20
Waiver of right of respondent State of Florida to respond filed.
2025-02-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 24, 2025)

Attorneys

Felix Pusey
Barbara Jane BusharisOffice of the Public Defender, Petitioner
State of Florida
Trisha Meggs PateOffice of the Attorney General Criminal, Respondent