No. 25-6288
Christopher John Derting v. Florida
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-sentencing fifth-amendment habitual-offender-statute preponderance-of-evidence sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus Securities
HabeasCorpus Securities
Latest Conference:
2026-01-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Florida Statute 775.084 violates the Fifth and Sixth Amendments by allowing a judge to determine 'certain circumstances' under a preponderance of evidence standard instead of a jury determining these facts beyond a reasonable doubt
Docket Entries
2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-17
Waiver of right of respondent State of Florida to respond filed.
2025-11-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 5, 2026)
Attorneys
State of Florida
Trisha Meggs Pate — Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Trisha Meggs Pate — Office of the Attorney General, Respondent