No. 23-5667

Michael Duane Zack v. Ron Desantis, Governor of Florida, et al.

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2023-09-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: capital-defendant capital-punishment clemency clemency-proceedings due-process executive-discretion meaningful-access notice notice-requirements procedural-fairness unenforceable-rules
Key Terms:
DueProcess Punishment HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the right to minimal Due Process required in clemency proceedings is satisfied

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether the right to minimal Due Process required in clemency proceedings is satisfied when the governing rules are unenforceable, subject to change without notice, and fail to notify a capital defendant of the procedures he may use in order to obtain meaningful access to the proceeding. 2. Whether, in the clemency context, if a State determines that clemency will be considered in a capital case, Due Process requires that the State devise a process that is unambiguous and clear in notifying a defendant as to rules for obtaining meaningful review. 3. In evaluating whether a clemency scheme violates due process, may a court rely on the discretionary nature of executive clemency power to accept a governor’s factual assertions as true when they are disputed, shrouded in secrecy, and contradicted by the existing record? i

Docket Entries

2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-10-02
Application (23A276) referred to the Court.
2023-10-02
Application (23A276) for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice Thomas and by him referred to the Court is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
2023-10-02
Reply of petitioner Michael Zack filed.
2023-10-02
Reply of applicant Michael Zack filed.
2023-09-30
Brief of respondent Ron Desantis, et al. in opposition filed.
2023-09-30
Response to application from respondent Ron DeSantis, et al. filed.
2023-09-28
2023-09-28
Application (23A276) for stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Michael Zack
Linda McDermottFederal Defender for the Northern Dist of Florida, Petitioner
Linda McDermottFederal Defender for the Northern Dist of Florida, Petitioner
Ron Desantis, et al.
Carla Suzanne BechardOffice of the Attorney General, State of Florida, Respondent
Carla Suzanne BechardOffice of the Attorney General, State of Florida, Respondent