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Arturo Amaran v. Florida

IFP petition · Supreme Court of Florida, No. SC2025-1208 · judgment August 14, 2025


Certiorari denied · February 23, 2026

Questions presented

  1. Given the United States Supreme Court’s now long standing and clear 5th Amendment jurisprudence, do Florida Courts have authority to expand, or otherwise invent, an exception to the rule announced in Apprendil

  2. Consistent with the strict and secure separation of powers, do Florida Courts have the authority to add words to statutes that were not placed there by the Legislature? Can Florida Courts modify a statute express terms?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Arturo Amaran

For respondent
Marilyn Frances Muir
Office of the Attorney General, State of Florida

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Aug 17 2026
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Jul 23 2026
    DISTRIBUTED.
  3. Mar 09 2026
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  4. Feb 23 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  5. Jan 15 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
  6. Jan 12 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent Florida to respond filed.
  7. Sep 09 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 14, 2026)