No. 25-7018

Michael L. King v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2026-03-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: capital-punishment due-process eighth-amendment equal-protection habeas-corpus lethal-injection
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the Florida courts' complete refusal to provide additional FDOC records to King, although he was willing to engage in additional negotiation regarding the records disclosure in order to protect the concerns of FDOC, resulted in an abuse of discretion in violation of King's due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment?

2. Whether the Florida courts erred in opining Petitioner failed to raise a "colorable claim for relief," based on Fourteenth Amendment equal protection grounds, without first holding an evidentiary hearing to establish a factual basis pursuant to precedent from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Florida courts abused their discretion in refusing to compel production of additional Department of Corrections records regarding lethal injection protocol administration, thereby violating a capital defendant's due process and equal protection rights under the Fourteenth Amendment without an evidentiary hearing

Docket Entries

2026-03-16
Petition DENIED.
2026-03-16
Application (25A1000) referred to the Court.
2026-03-16
Application (25A1000) 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.
2026-03-15
Reply of Michael King submitted.
2026-03-15
Reply of petitioner Michael King filed.
2026-03-13
Response to application from respondent Florida filed.
2026-03-13
Brief of respondent Florida in opposition filed.
2026-03-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed.
2026-03-11
Application (25A1000) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Michael King
Ali Andrew ShakoorCapital Collateral Regional Counsel, Petitioner
State of Florida
Scott Andrew BrowneOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent