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No. 19-7799October Term 2019Decided Jun 1, 2020

Docket 19-7799October Term 2019 (2019–2020)

Baker v. Florida

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Baker against the state of Florida, seeking review of a decision by the District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Case status

Current stage
Decided
Latest event
Decision released Jun 1, 2020
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedJun 1, 2020
What it's about

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Baker against the state of Florida, seeking review of a decision by the District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Question presented

Whether the Florida Supreme Court’s decision in State v. Poole, 2020 WL 311751 (Fla. Jan. 23, 2020), which receded from Hurst v. State, 202 So. 3d 40 (Fla. 2016), violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution?

Case path

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District / Decision released Jun 1, 2020

Area

Decided Supreme Court case

Grounding

Grounding
Primary-source trail available.
Note
Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
Checked
Mar 30, 2026
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