No. 25A280

David Joseph Pittman v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: N/A
Status: Denied
Type: A
Tags: atkins-claim death-penalty due-process eighth-amendment intellectual-disability time-bar
Key Terms:
Punishment
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Eighth Amendment prohibits the execution of an intellectually disabled defendant when state courts have arbitrarily applied time bars that prevent a full and meaningful opportunity to prove intellectual disability

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

by Pittman’s case require a full appellate review that is not truncated by his imminent execution. For the foregoing reasons, Pittman respectfully requests that this Court grant his application for a stay of Pittman’s execution scheduled for September 17, 2025, to address the compelling constitutional questions in his case on the merits. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Julissa R. Fontan Julissa R. Fontan Florida Bar #0032744 Assistant Capital Collateral Counsel Law Office of the Capital Collateral Regional Counsel — Middle Region 12973 N. Telecom Parkway Temple Terrace, FL 33637 (813)558-1600 Counsel of Record /s/ Megan M. Montagno Megan M. Montagno Florida Bar #118819 Assistant Capital Collateral Counsel Law Office of the Capital Collateral Regional Counsel — Middle Region 12973 N. Telecom Parkway Temple Terrace, FL 33637 (813)558-1600 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES DAVID JOSEPH PITTMAN, Petitioner, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. PROOF OF SERVICE DEATH WARRANT SIGNED Execution Scheduled: Sept

Docket Entries

2025-09-16
Application (25A280) referred to the Court.
2025-09-16
Application (25A280) 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.
2025-09-15
Response to application from respondent Florida filed.
2025-09-11
Application (25A280) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

David J. Pittman
Julissa Rosalyn FontanCapital Collateral Regional Counsel- Middle Region, Petitioner
State of Florida
Carla Suzanne BechardOffice of the Attorney General, State of Florida, Respondent