Question 1

What is the question presented in Kaczmar v. Florida?

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1. Whether the Florida Supreme Court’s decision to limit the retroactivity of Hurst v. Florida, 136 S. Ct. 616 (2016), to cases that became final after Ring v. Arizona, 536 U.S. 584 (2002), violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.

2. Whether the Florida Supreme Court’s decision to limit the retroactivity of Hurst v. Florida to cases that became final after Ring v. Arizona violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Question 2

What is Kaczmar v. Florida about?

Accepted Answer

Leo Louis Kaczmar, III filed a petition for a writ of certiorari asking the Supreme Court to review a decision by the Supreme Court of Florida. The specific legal issues involved in the case are not detailed in the available records.

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