No. 25-7192

Shain Gordon Shaw v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2026-04-14
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: ability-to-pay constitutional-limits-on-punishment criminal-sentencing excessive-fines-clause mandatory-minimum-fines proportionality
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the state court erred in upholding, contrary to U.S. v. Bajakajian, 524 U.S. 321 (1998), and the Excessive Fines Clause, a mandatory fine pursuant to a statute that does not allow any proportionality considerations?

2. Whether the state court erred in affirming, contrary to the holdings of the supreme courts of other states and the Excessive Fines Clause, fines and surcharges imposed under statutes that do not allow consideration of the defendant's ability to pay?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the state court erred in upholding mandatory fines pursuant to statutes that do not allow proportionality considerations or consideration of the defendant's ability to pay, in violation of the Excessive Fines Clause as interpreted in U.S. v. Bajakajian

Docket Entries

2026-03-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 14, 2026)

Attorneys

Shain Gordon Shaw
Jeffrey L. AndersonOffice of the Public Defender, Petitioner