Harvey v. Florida
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on October 7, 2019.
Issue
Whether the Florida Supreme Court"s decision denying retroactive application of the Hurst decisions to the petitioner violates the Eighth and 14th Amendments because it uses an arbitrary cut-off point and other arbitrary factors"such as the timing of judicial decisions"to determine whether similarly situated death row prisoners will receive retroactive application of constitutional rights.
Mar 8, 2018Application (18A905) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until May 19, 2019.
Mar 6, 2019Application (18A905) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 20, 2019 to May 19, 2019, submitted to Justice Thomas.May 17, 2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 20, 2019)Jun 19, 2019Brief of respondent Florida in opposition filed.Jul 2, 2019Reply of petitioner Harold Lee Harvey, Jr. filed.Jul 3, 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
Oct 7, 2019Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: Harvey v. Florida, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/harvey-v-florida/