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No. 19-8160October Term 2019Decided Apr 27, 2020

Docket 19-8160October Term 2019 (2019–2020)

Rutledge v. Florida

This case involves a petition to the Supreme Court to review a decision by the District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Case status

Current stage
Decided
Latest event
Decision released Apr 27, 2020
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedApr 27, 2020
What it's about

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

Question presented

Whether the Florida Supreme Court’s decision in State v. Poole, 2020 WL 370302 (Fla. Jan. 23, 2020), which overruled 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, Fourth District / Decision released Apr 27, 2020

Area

Decided Supreme Court case

Timing

Decided April 27, 2020

The Court released its decision on April 27, 2020 without hearing oral argument.

Grounding

Grounding
Primary-source trail available.
Note
Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
Checked
Jul 25, 2026
Primary materials4