No. 20-5117

Jeremiah M. Rodgers v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2020-07-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-defendant due-process equal-protection gender-dysphoria medical-condition voluntariness waiver-voluntariness waivers
Key Terms:
JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

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?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-09-02
Reply of petitioner Jeremiah Rodgers filed. (Distributed)
2020-08-19
Brief of respondent State of Florida in opposition filed.
2020-07-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 20, 2020)

Attorneys

Jeremiah Rodgers
Linda McDermottOffice of the Federal Defender for the Northern District of Florida, Petitioner
Linda McDermottOffice of the Federal Defender for the Northern District of Florida, Petitioner
State of Florida
Carolyn M. SnurkowskiOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent
Carolyn M. SnurkowskiOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent