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No. 19-7895October Term 2019Decided May 4, 2020

Docket 19-7895October Term 2019 (2019–2020)

Brown v. Florida

This case involves a petition for review of a decision by the District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Case status

Current stage
Decided
Latest event
Decision released May 4, 2020
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedMay 4, 2020
What it's about

This case involves a petition for review of a decision by the District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. The specific legal issues and facts of the dispute are not detailed in the available records.

Question presented

Whether the Florida Supreme Court’s decision in State v. Poole, 297 So. 3d 487 (Fla. 2020), which held that the Sixth Amendment does not require a jury to find that the aggravating factors outweigh the mitigating factors, violates the Sixth and Eighth Amendments to the United States Constitution?

Case path

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District / Decision released May 4, 2020

Area

Decided Supreme Court case

Grounding

Grounding
Primary-source trail available.
Note
Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
Checked
Apr 1, 2026
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