Antonio Lebaron Melton v. Florida
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
Does the Eighth Amendment prohibit the death penalty for individuals whose crimes occurred at age 18 years and 25 days?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Does this Court’s holding in Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005), that the death penalty is unconstitutionally cruel and unusual punishment for individuals under age 18, apply equally to those whose crimes occurred when they were 18 years and 25 days old? 2. Does the Florida Supreme Court’s rigid interpretation of Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851(d), which imposes a one-year time limitation to present newly discovered evidence, violate the Due Process Clause by prohibiting capital defendants from presenting newly established scientific evidence? i