Jeremiah M. Rodgers v. Florida
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Whether the newly discovered evidence of a criminal defendant's medical condition, including gender dysphoria, may implicate the voluntariness of prior waivers made by the defendant?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether the newly discovered evidence of a criminal defendant’s medical condition, including gender dysphoria, may implicate the voluntariness of prior waivers made by the defendant? 2. Whether a defendant is required, in order to avoid application of a procedural bar, to advance a diagnosis or medical condition that has yet to be fully accepted by the medical community, and which has not been conclusively determined to apply to the defendant? 3. Whether a waiver of proceedings by a defendant constitutes an absolute bar to any future claims pertaining to the validity of the waiver? 4. Whether the Florida Supreme Court’s disenfranchisement of a defendant’s attempts to vindicate her constitutional rights deprives her of due process, equal protection and fair access to the courts? i