No. 18-7569
Paul William Scott v. Julie L. Jones, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
IFP
Tags: codefendant-comparison constitutional-proportionality cruel-and-unusual-punishment death-penalty due-process eighth-amendment equal-protection sentencing-disparity
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess Punishment HabeasCorpus
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess Punishment HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference:
2019-03-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Florida's refusal to consider the disparity between the 15-year prison term of his equal or more culpable codefendant and Scott's death sentence violates the cruel and unusual punishment clause of the Eighth Amendment?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether Florida’s refusal to consider the disparity between the 15-year prison term of his equal or more culpable codefendant and Scott’s death sentence violates the cruel and unusual punishment clause of the Eighth Amendment? ii
Docket Entries
2019-04-01
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-25
Reply of petitioner Paul Scott filed. (Distributed)
2019-03-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/29/2019.
2019-02-25
Brief of respondent State of Florida in opposition filed.
2019-01-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 25, 2019)
Attorneys
Paul Scott
Rick Adam Sichta — The Sichta Firm LLC, Petitioner
Rick Adam Sichta — The Sichta Firm LLC, Petitioner
State of Florida
Carolyn M. Snurkowski — Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Carolyn M. Snurkowski — Office of the Attorney General, Respondent