No. 22-6450

Dedrevionus C. Williams v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2023-01-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-law constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process judicial-fact-finding jury-trial preponderance-standard sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation
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Latest Conference: 2023-02-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does Florida's Statute §775.082(9) Prison Releasee Reoffender sentence violate a defendant's U.S. Constitutional rights per this Court's holdings in Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 490 (2000); Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296, 303 (2004); and Alleyne v. United States, 570 U.S. 99 (2013)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED 1. Does Florida’s Statute §775.082(9) Prison Releasee Reoffender sentence violate a defendant’s U.S. Constitutional rights per this Court’s holdings in Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 490 (2000); Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296, 303 (2004); and Alleyne v. United States, 570 U.S. 99 (2013) because: (a) It allows the State to prove a defendant’s prison release date by a lesser “preponderance of the evidence” standard rather than the higher “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard required at trials? and (b) It allows a judge, rather than a jury, to make the finding of fact regarding a defendant’s prison release date when imposing a PRR minimum mandatory sentence equal to the prescribed statutory maximum sentence? i

Docket Entries

2023-02-27
Petition DENIED.
2023-02-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/24/2023.
2023-02-03
Waiver of right of respondent Florida to respond filed.
2022-12-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 3, 2023)

Attorneys

Dedrevionus C. Williams
Dedrevionus C. Williams — Petitioner
Dedrevionus C. Williams — Petitioner
Florida
Celia A. Terenzio — Respondent
Celia A. Terenzio — Respondent