Smith v. Florida
Petition for certiorari denied on January 25, 2016
Docket No. |
Op. Below | Argument |
Opinion |
Vote |
Author |
Term |
15-6430 |
Fla. |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
OT 2015 |
Issue: Whether Florida’s death penalty statute, which requires a judge rather than a jury to make findings of fact before the death penalty may be imposed, violated petitioner’s Sixth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights as set forth in Ring v. Arizona and Apprendi v. New Jersey.