Kelley v. Florida
Petition for certiorari denied on October 1, 2018
Issue: Whether the Florida Supreme Court"s novel and unprecedented decision to apply the Hurst decisions only to inmates whose death sentences became final after Ring v. Arizona, known as partial retroactivity, violates the Eighth and 14th Amendments because it arbitrarily uses as the cutoff point for retroactivity an earlier decision invalidating Arizona"s capital sentencing scheme under the Sixth Amendment and denies relief to the inmates who deserve it the most.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petition of the day (Aurora Barnes, June 12, 2018)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 04/09/2018 | Application (17A1091) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 26, 2018 to June 25, 2018, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
| 04/12/2018 | Application (17A1091) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until June 25, 2018. |
| 05/25/2018 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 28, 2018) |
| 06/22/2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 28, 2018 to July 30, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 06/26/2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 30, 2018. |
| 07/30/2018 | Brief of respondent State of Florida in opposition filed. |
| 08/09/2018 | Reply of petitioner William Harold Kelley filed. |
| 08/15/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018. |
| 10/01/2018 | Petition DENIED. |