No. 25-5083

Michael Bernard Bell v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2025-07-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: death-penalty eighth-amendment evidentiary-hearing fourteenth-amendment prosecutorial-misconduct witness-recantation
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Does the Petitioner's execution violate the Eighth and Fourteenth amendments to the United States Constitution when the conduct of the government and the trial court interfered with Petitioner's ability to present evidence in warrant litigation?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the Petitioner's execution violate the Eighth and Fourteenth amendments to the United States Constitution when the government and trial court interfered with Petitioner's ability to present evidence in warrant litigation?

Docket Entries

2025-07-15
Petition DENIED.
2025-07-15
Application (25A45) referred to the Court.
2025-07-15
Application (25A45) 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.
2025-07-13
Brief of State of Florida in opposition submitted.
2025-07-13
Brief of respondent Florida in opposition filed.
2025-07-13
Response to application from respondent Florida filed.
2025-07-10
2025-07-10
Application (25A45) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Michael Bell
Robert Anthony NorgardNorgard Law, Petitioner
State of Florida
Carla Suzanne BechardOffice of the Attorney General, State of Florida, Respondent