No. 25-6571

Maxo Casseus v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2026-01-13
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-procedure fourteenth-amendment jury-trial serious-felony sixth-amendment
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Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Petitioner was derived of his right, under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments, to a trial by a 12-person jury when the defendant is charged with a serious felony?

Docket Entries

2026-01-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-26
Waiver of Florida of right to respond submitted.
Main Document
2026-01-26
Waiver of right of respondent Florida to respond filed.
Main Document
2026-01-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 12, 2026)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service

Attorneys

Florida
Celia A. Terenzio — Respondent
Celia A. Terenzio — Respondent
Maxo Casseus
Paul Edward Petillo — Office of the Public Defender, Petitioner
Paul Edward Petillo — Office of the Public Defender, Petitioner