No. 25-5454

Marquis Luis Rosado v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2025-08-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: constitutional-violation controlled-substance criminal-law fentanyl-distribution jury-instruction trial-court
Latest Conference: 2025-10-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the trial court violated the United States Constitution by deviating from Florida's standard jury instruction on death by unlawful distribution of fentanyl and by not giving an instruction about lack of knowledge of the illicit nature of a controlled substance

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

WHETHER THE TRIAL COURT VIOLATED TO UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION BY DEVIATING FROM FLORIDA ’S STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTION ON DEATH BY UNLAWFUL DISTRIBUTION OF FENTANYL? WHETHER THE TRIAL COURT VIOLATED THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION IN NOT GIVING AN INSTRUCTION ABOUT LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE ILLICIT NATURE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WHETHER THE TRIAL COURT VIOLATED THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION IN DENYING THE MOTION FOR JUDGMENT OF ACQUITTAL ii

Docket Entries

2025-10-20
Petition DENIED.
2025-10-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025.
2025-08-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 22, 2025)

Attorneys

Marquis Luis Rosado
Marquis Luis Rosado — Petitioner
Marquis Luis Rosado — Petitioner