No. 18-6175

Victor Tony Jones v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2018-10-02
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 1981-homicide 1990-homicide capital-murder criminal-law death-penalty death-penalty-sentencing,hurst-v-state,jury-unanim hurst-v-state jury-unanimity reasonable-doubt retroactive-application retroactivity substantive-criminal-law
Key Terms:
DueProcess Punishment
Latest Conference: 2018-12-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)

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 two 1990 homicides?

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 two 1990 homicides? 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 1990 homicides and invalidate his death sentences? iii

Docket Entries

2018-12-10
Petition DENIED.
2018-11-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/7/2018.
2018-11-01
Brief of respondent State of Florida in opposition filed.
2018-09-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 1, 2018)
2018-07-25
Application (18A78) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until September 29, 2018.
2018-07-17
Application (18A78) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 31, 2018 to September 29, 2018, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

State of Florida
Carolyn M. SnurkowskiOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent
Victor Jones
William McKinley Hennis IIIC.C. Regional Counsel-South, Petitioner