David Kelsey Sparre v. Florida
DueProcess Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
Whether trial counsel's failure to investigate and execute the defense trial strategy results in prejudice?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether trial counsel’s failure to investigate and execute the defense trial strategy, which would have significantly undermined the State’s case for firstdegree murder, results in prejudice? 2. Given the advancements in the scientific understanding of late adolescent brain development since Roper, should this Court consider whether the age cutoff established in Roper v. Simmons is consistent with the modern scientific consensus regarding late adolescent brain development? 3. Whether the Florida Supreme Court’s harmless-error approach to Hurst v. Florida error is constitutional in light of Caldwell v. Mississippi? ii