No. 25-502

Christina Paylan v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2025-10-23
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-procedure florida-law nolle-prosequi sixth-amendment speedy-trial
Latest Conference: 2026-01-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the State of Florida violate Petitioner's Sixth Amendment Right to speedy trial by commencing a prosecution following a nolle prosequi and refiling charges after the statutory time had elapsed?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

ii Does the State of Florida violate Petitioner ’s Sixth Amendment Right to speedy trial applicable to the State through the Fourteenth Amendment, by commencing a prosecution following a nolle prosequi and refiling the same charges when the time to file criminal information had already elapsed by 12 days as per Florida ’s speedy trial rule?

Docket Entries

2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-08-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 24, 2025)

Attorneys

Christina Paylan
Christina Paylan — Petitioner
Christina Paylan — Petitioner