No. 19-7783October Term 2019Decided Apr 20, 2020Updated Sep 3, 2026
Martin v. Inch
The Supreme Court declined to review Martin's case, leaving the lower-court result in place without deciding the constitutional questions.
Case status
Decided · April 20, 2020
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Apr 20, 2020
- What it's about
The Supreme Court denied review of Martin’s challenge to his Florida conviction, leaving the Florida court’s judgment in place. The Court did not decide the merits of his claims that prosecutors used perjured testimony or that the trial court failed to recognize a juror’s dissent during polling.
Question presented
1. If a Florida U.S. Citizen is convicted of a crime by and through the perpetration of fraud on the trial Judge, and the jury by the assistant state attorney's office intentionally and knowingly at trial introducing perjured testimony to obtain a convicion. Do these facts violate the petitioner's 14th Amendment rights to due precess of law ? 2. When an entire Court ignore's a juror's decent from the verdict during polling of the jury, does this create a fundamental error and a violation of due process of law?
- Case path
Supreme Court of Florida / Decision released Apr 20, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Decision
What the Court decided
The Supreme Court declined to review Martin's case, leaving the lower-court result in place without deciding the constitutional questions.
Impact
The decision leaves the Florida Supreme Court's result in place. For example, a person raising similar claims cannot use this case as a Supreme Court decision resolving whether those allegations violate due process.
Not official Court text.
Briefing
What it's about
Martin asked the Supreme Court to review claims that his trial violated due process because of alleged false testimony and a juror's dissent during polling. The Court declined review and did not decide those claims on their merits.
Impact
The decision leaves the Florida Supreme Court's result in place. For example, a person raising similar claims cannot use this case as a Supreme Court decision resolving whether those allegations violate due process.
What's next
The Supreme Court has finished its action in this docket. Martin's case remains governed by the Florida Supreme Court's decision.
What did the Supreme Court do in Martin v. Inch?
The Court declined to review the case. It did not decide whether the alleged trial errors violated Martin's due-process rights.
Who is affected by the Martin v. Inch decision?
Martin remains bound by the Florida Supreme Court's result. Other people with similar claims do not receive a Supreme Court answer from this case.
What happens next in Martin v. Inch?
The Supreme Court docket action is finished. The lower-court result remains in place.
Timing
Decided April 20, 2020
The Court released its decision on April 20, 2020 without hearing oral argument.
Documents
Activity
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AI analysis generated: Case Briefing
Sep 3, 2026 | Generated
Brief added: Petition
Feb 17, 2020 | Court records
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