Florida v. Franklin
Petition for certiorari denied on October 2, 2017
| Docket No. |
Op. Below | Argument |
Opinion |
Vote |
Author |
Term |
| 16-1170 |
Fla. |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
OT 2017 |
Issues: (1) Whether the Sixth Amendment gives a defendant convicted of a capital crime the right to have a jury make statutorily mandated non-factual findings supporting the imposition of the death penalty, such as the determination that aggravating factors outweigh mitigating factors and the related moral judgment that the defendant should be sentenced to death; and (2) whether the Eighth Amendment requires jury sentencing in capital cases.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
|---|
| Feb 13 2017 | Application (16A817) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 21, 2017 to March 23, 2017, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
| Feb 17 2017 | Application (16A817) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until March 23, 2017. |
| Mar 23 2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 27, 2017) |
| Apr 27 2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 30, 2017. |
| May 24 2017 | Brief of respondent Richard P. Franklin in opposition filed. |
| May 24 2017 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Richard P. Franklin |
| Jun 14 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 25, 2017. |
| Oct 02 2017 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED. |
| Oct 02 2017 | Petition DENIED. |
