Yisrael v. Inch
In brief
The Supreme Court refused to hear Yisrael’s case, so it did not decide whether Florida’s treatment of Hurst v. Florida violated the Constitution.
- Where it stands
- Decided
Decided · May 4, 2020
- What it’s about
- This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by a petitioner seeking review of a decision by the Supreme Court of Florida, accompanied by a request to proceed without paying court fees.
- Who it affects
- The action ended Yisrael’s request for Supreme Court review, but it did not decide whether the Constitution requires Florida to apply Hurst v. Florida retroactively.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The dispute grew from a Florida Supreme Court ruling in Asay v. State that Hurst v. Florida did not apply retroactively to cases that were final before Ring v. Arizona.
Question presented
1. Whether the Florida Supreme Court’s decision in Asay v. State, 210 So. 3d 1 (Fla. 2016), which held that Hurst v. Florida, 136 S. Ct. 616 (2016), does not apply retroactively to cases that were final before 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 refusal to apply Hurst retroactively to Petitioner’s case violates the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment.
What the Court decided
Holding
Petition DENIED.
What's next
The Supreme Court’s docket action is finished. The record identifies no further step in this Supreme Court case.
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