No. 18-5841

Juan David Rodriguez v. Julie L. Jones, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2018-08-31
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 1981-homicide capital-murder death-penalty death-penalty-sentencing due-process hurst-v-state jury-unanimity reasonable-doubt retroactivity substantive-criminal-law
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2018-11-02
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the elements of capital murder identified by the Florida Supreme Court in Hurst v. State apply to a 1981 homicide prosecution

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Given that the elements of capital murder identified by the Florida Supreme Court in Hurst v. State are being applied in a prosecution for a 1981 homicide, can Petitioner’s death sentences remain intact given that his jury did not unanimously find the State had proven the elements of capital murder beyond a reasonable doubt in his prosecution for a 1989 homicide? 2. Does Florida’s substantive criminal law identifying the elements of capital murder as set forth in Hurst v. State govern in the criminal prosecution of Petitioner for two 1994 homicides and invalidate his death sentences? iii

Docket Entries

2018-11-05
Petition DENIED.
2018-10-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/2/2018.
2018-10-01
Brief of respondent State of Florida in opposition filed.
2018-08-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 1, 2018)
2018-06-28
Application (17A1423) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until September 3, 2018.
2018-06-25
Application (17A1423) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 5, 2018 to September 3, 2018, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Juan Rodriguez
Rachel Lawrence DayCapital Collateral Regional Counsel, Petitioner
Rachel Lawrence DayCapital Collateral Regional Counsel, Petitioner
State of Florida
Carolyn M. SnurkowskiOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent
Carolyn M. SnurkowskiOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent