No. 19-7310

Michael Charles Smith v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2020-01-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Relisted (2)IFP
Tags: confession-voluntariness criminal-procedure due-process involuntary-confession medication-effects medication-impairment mental-capacity narcotic-medication physical-condition psychological-coercion voluntariness
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2020-06-18 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a conviction resulting from a confession that was not freely and voluntarily given due to the accused's physical condition and impact of narcotic medication should be permitted to stand

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED At the time the critical Statements were made the mind of the accused was: insuffiently clear and 7 hampered by the Combination of his Physical condition and the impact of the harcotic medication that can be Said that Petitioner freel¥ and voluntarily Yelated his connechon with the crime, . A conviction which results trom erther Physical or Psvchaloaical even be fermitted to Stand ¢ , ee

Docket Entries

2020-06-22
Petition DENIED.
2020-06-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2020.
2020-05-13
Petitioner complied with order of March 23, 2020.
2020-04-16
Application (19A1033) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until May 13, 2020.
2020-04-07
Application (19A1033) for an extension of time within which to comply with the order of March 23, 2020, submitted to Justice Thomas.
2020-03-23
The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until April 13, 2020, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) and to submit a petition in compliance with Rule 33.1 of the Rules of this Court.
2020-02-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020.
2019-11-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 14, 2020)

Attorneys

Michael Charles Smith
Michael Charles Smith — Petitioner
Michael Charles Smith — Petitioner