Etheria Verdell Jackson v. Florida
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess Punishment HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Whether a jury's advisory recommendation of death which does not identify the specific aggravators found, nor whether the aggravators were found unanimously by the jury, is sufficient to determine the death eligibility of a defendant under the Sixth Amendment right by a trial by jury as interpreted under Hurst v. Florida, 136 S. Ct. 616 (2016)?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. Whether a jury’s advisory recommendation of death which does not identify the specific aggravators found, nor whether the aggravators were found unanimously by the jury, is sufficient to determine the death eligibility of a defendant under the Sixth Amendment right by a trial by jury as interpreted under Hurst v. Florida, 136 S. Ct. 616 (2016)? IL Whether the Florida Supreme Court violated the Eighth Amendment in affirming Mr. Jackson’s capital sentence because the jury’s advisory recommendation of death is insufficient to establish Mr. Jackson’s death eligibility, therefore, making the application of the death penalty an excessive punishment in this case? III. Whether the Florida Supreme Court violated the fourteenth Amendment in affirming Mr. Jackson’s capital sentence because not all the critical element of crime were sent to the jury? ii