No. 25-6069

Samuel Lee Smith, Jr. v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2025-11-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: access-to-courts appeal-dismissal due-process florida-supreme-court judicial-procedure legal-defense
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2026-01-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Florida Supreme Court wrongly dismiss the Petitioner's appeal by preventing him from defending himself and depriving him of access to the Courts?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Did the Florida Supreme Court wrongly dismiss that the Petitioner ’s appeal because it effectively prevented the Petitioner from defending himself in Court and deprived him of access to the Courts? 2

Docket Entries

2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-10-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 10, 2025)

Attorneys

Samuel Lee Smith
Samuel Lee Smith Jr. — Petitioner
Samuel Lee Smith Jr. — Petitioner