Lagasse v. Inch
In brief
The Supreme Court declined to hear Lagasse's case and left the constitutional question undecided.
- Where it stands
- Decided
Decided · May 26, 2020
- What it’s about
- Lagasse v. Inch is a case appealed from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals involving a petition for a writ of certiorari.
- Who it affects
- The denial ended Lagasse's request for Supreme Court review but did not decide the constitutional question raised by the petition.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The specific legal details of the dispute are not provided in the available records.
The petition came from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Question presented
Whether the Florida Supreme Court’s decision to apply Hurst v. Florida, 136 S. Ct. 616 (2016), and Hurst v. State, 202 So. 3d 40 (Fla. 2016), retroactively to some Florida death-row inmates but not others, based on the date their sentences became final, violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution?
What the Court decided
Holding
Petition DENIED.
What's next
The Court has finished this docket action; the record shows no further Supreme Court step.
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- When did the Supreme Court deny Lagasse's petition?
- The Court denied it on May 26, 2020.
Sources
Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.