No. 20-7347

Warren Tarver v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2021-03-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: capital-felony constitutional-standards death-penalty due-process federalism state-law state-laws unconstitutional
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2021-04-23
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether it is a violation of due process to detain a person under a statute that classifies an offense as a capital felony where the death penalty is unconstitutional

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW WHETHER IT IS A VIOLATION OF DUE PROCESS OF LAW TO DETAIN A PERSON UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF A STATUTE THAT CLASSIFIES THE OFFENSE A CAPITAL FELONY WHERE THE DEATH PENALTY HAS BEEN FOUND BY THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL AS PUNISHMENT FOR THE OFFENSE? WHETHER THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE HAS THE POWER TO STATUTORILY CLASSIFY A CRIMINAL OFFENSE AS A CAPITAL FELONY WHERE DOING SO CONFLICTS WITH THE CONSTITUTIONAL STANDARDS SET BY THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT? WHETHER THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT MAY REQUIRE STATE COURTS TO FOLLOW STATE LAWS UNDER FEDERALISM AS A MATTER OF DUE PROCESS? Page 2 of 13 ¥

Docket Entries

2021-04-26
Petition DENIED.
2021-04-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/23/2021.
2021-04-05
Waiver of right of respondent Inch, Sec., FL DOC to respond filed.
2021-02-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 5, 2021)

Attorneys

Inch, Sec., FL DOC
Celia A. Terenzio — Respondent
Celia A. Terenzio — Respondent
Warren Tarver
Warren Tarver — Petitioner
Warren Tarver — Petitioner