No. 25-6902

Alejandro Ferrer v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2026-02-25
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: due-process-clause fourteenth-amendment habitual-felony-offender jury-trial-right sentencing-enhancement sixth-amendment
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the Florida Legislature's removal of the jury from the fact finding process that authorized a judge to determine if it was necessary to protect the public by imposing an enhanced sentence above the Statutory maximum as a Habitual Felony Offender in violation of the Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause, the Sixth Amendment's notice and jury trial guarantees and the Fourteenth Amendment as applied to the States?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Florida's removal of the jury from the fact-finding process authorizing a judge to determine if enhanced sentencing above the statutory maximum as a Habitual Felony Offender violates the Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause, the Sixth Amendment's notice and jury trial guarantees, and the Fourteenth Amendment as applied to the States

Docket Entries

2026-01-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 27, 2026)

Attorneys

Alejandro Ferrer
Alejandro Ferrer — Petitioner