No. 23A557

William Newkirk v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2023-12-15
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process fundamental-error life-sentence sentencing-hearing
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a trial court's failure to conduct a sentencing hearing and permit allocution violates a defendant's constitutional due process rights when imposing life sentences for secondary offenses

Docket Entries

2024-07-21
Petition for Writ of Certiorari of William Newkirk submitted.
2024-06-26
Petition for Writ of Certiorari of William Newkirk submitted.
2023-12-15
Application (23A557) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until January 12, 2024.
2023-11-29
Application (23A557) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 13, 2023 to February 11, 2024, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

William Newkirk
Richard L. RosenbaumLaw Offices of Richard Rosenbaum, Petitioner
Richard L. RosenbaumLaw Offices of Richard Rosenbaum, Petitioner