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2 results for “Samuel Lee Smithers”

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25-5829 Samuel Lee Smithers v. Florida Florida 2025-10-08 Denied constitutional-rights cruel-and-unusual-punishment death-penalty eighth-amendment elderly-defendant standards-of-decency 1. Does the execution of the elderly violate the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment…
25A406 Samuel Lee Smithers v. Florida Florida 2025-10-08 Denied constitutional-rights death-penalty due-process eighth-amendment execution-stay meaningful-hearing Whether the Eighth Amendment prohibits the execution of a death row inmate when substantial constitutional questions remain unresolved and the defenda…