indefinite-imprisonment
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| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-6482 | Arianne Alexys Myles v. Florida | Florida | 2026-01-06 | Pending | IFP | constitutional-interpretation due-process florida-constitution indefinite-imprisonment judicial-oath rule-of-lenity | 1. What were the Framers' of the Florida Constitution trying to do when they wrote Article I, Section 17 that prohibits "indefinite imprisonment "? 2… |
| 25-5476 | Leigh Valorie Ford v. Florida | Florida | 2025-08-27 | Denied | IFP | constitutional-interpretation florida-constitution indefinite-imprisonment judicial-oath life-sentence rule-of-lenity | 1. What was the Framers' of the Florida Constitution trying to do when they wrote Article I, Section 17 that prohibits "indefinite imprisonment "? 2.… |
| 19-5313 | Thomas Arthur Kahlow v. Florida | Florida | 2019-07-24 | Denied | Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP | 14th-amendment capital-punishment constitutional-limits due-process excessive-punishment federal-statutes fourteenth-amendment indefinite-imprisonment life-imprisonment state-constitutional-law state-governments | Whether the right to due process of law is denied by Florida's imposition of a capital life imprisonment sentence |
| 19-5059 | Paul A. Viera v. Florida | Florida | 2019-07-03 | Denied | Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP | constitutional-rights due-process excessive-punishment federal-statutes florida florida-constitution fourteenth-amendment indefinite-imprisonment life-imprisonment state-sentencing | Whether the right to due process of law guaranteed by the United States Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment is denied by Florida's imposition of a nat… |
| 18-9568 | Roderick Mullins v. Florida | Florida | 2019-06-07 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | 14th-amendment civil-rights criminal-sentencing cruel-and-unusual-punishment due-process imprisonment indefinite-imprisonment life-imprisonment life-sentence sentencing sentencing-scheme state-constitution | Does the Florida 'Life Means Life' sentence scheme violate the State Constitution's ban on indefinite imprisonment and the 14th Amendment Due Process … |