No. 18-9516

Starquineshia Palmer v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2019-06-05
Status: Rehearing
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: 12-person-jury 6-person-jury constitutional-rights criminal-procedure criminal-trial due-process jury-size sixth-amendment trial-by-jury williams-v-florida
Key Terms:
Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-01-10 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was Petitioner denied her right to a trial by jury as contemplated by the Sixth Amendment

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED Was Petitioner denied her right to a trial by jury as contemplated by the Sixth Amendment because of the decision in Williams v. Florida, 399 U.S. 78, 90 S.Ct. 1893, 26 L.Ed.2d 446 (1970) which held there is no prejudice to a defendant who is tried by a 6-person jury versus a 12-person jury for a serious criminal charge when such a conclusion is patently false and has been consistently attacked for the entire 49 years it has controlled the size of juries in Florida and Connecticut. i

Docket Entries

2020-01-13
Motion for leave to file a petition for rehearing filed by petitioner DENIED.
2019-12-04
Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-11-22
Motion for leave to file a petition for rehearing filed by petitioner.
2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-07-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-06-28
Waiver of right of respondent Florida, et al. to respond filed.
2019-05-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 5, 2019)

Attorneys

Florida, et al.
Trisha Meggs PateOffice of the Attorney General Criminal Appeals Division Tallahassee, Respondent
Starquineshia Palmer
David Walter CollinsDavid W. Collins, Petitioner