Florida v. Simmons
Petition for certiorari denied on October 2, 2017
| Docket No. |
Op. Below | Argument |
Opinion |
Vote |
Author |
Term |
| 16-1159 |
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 circumstances 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.
