No. 19-6261

Jeremiah Marion v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2019-10-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 14th-amendment due-process evidence-rule evidentiary-provision first-time-offender fourteenth-amendment life-without-parole petition-for-grievances sexual-battery uncorroborated-accusations
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess FirstAmendment
Latest Conference: 2019-12-06
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the evidentiary provision of Florida's sexual battery statute violate the Fourteenth Amendment?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED DOES THE EVIDENTIARY PROVISION OF FLORIDA’S SEXUAL BATTERY STATUTE VIOLATE THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT? | AND/OR CAN A STATE LAW MANDATE LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE SENTENCES BASED ON UNCORROBORATED ACCUSATIONS OF SEXUAL BATTERY BY FIRST TIME OFFENDERS?” AND/OR DID THE STATE COURTS VIOLATE HIS 187 AMENDMENT RIGHT TO PETITION FOR A REDRESS OF HIS GRIEVANCES?’ OO 794.022 Rules of Evidence. (1) The testimony of the victim need not be corroborated in a prosecution under 794.011. ? 794.011(1) (h) sexual battery means oral, anal, or vaginal union with sex organs 794.011(2) (a) anyone who commits sexual battery upon a person under the age of 12 commits a Capital felony punishable by life imprisonment without parole. > Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.071 and Chapter 86 Fla. Statutes. ii

Docket Entries

2019-12-09
Petition DENIED.
2019-11-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019.
2019-11-12
Waiver of right of respondent Florida to respond filed.
2019-09-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 12, 2019)

Attorneys

Florida
Celia A. Terenzio — Respondent
Celia A. Terenzio — Respondent
Jeremiah Marion
Jeremiah Marion — Petitioner
Jeremiah Marion — Petitioner