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Samuel Lee Smith, Jr. v. Florida
IFP petition · Supreme Court of Florida, No. SC2025-1524 · judgment October 1, 2025
Question presented
Did the Florida Supreme Court wrongly dismiss the Petitioner’s appeal after Petitioner was arrested without any legal basis or cause, and the lower court judges violated due process, procedural due process, access to courts, Petitioner’s right to notice and the opportunity to be heard, which effectively prevented the Petitioner from defending himself in violation of the Petitioner’s 5th and 14th Amendment Right. Did the judges abuse their power by denying the Petitioner effective assistance of counsel, violating Petitioners Sixth Amendment Rights, which results in an abuse of power by the state?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Samuel Lee Smith Jr.
For respondent
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Proceedings
- May 04 2026Petition DENIED.
- Apr 16 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/1/2026.
- Mar 02 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 6, 2026)
- Jan 02 2026Application (25A766) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until March 2, 2026.
- Dec 16 2025Application (25A766) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 30, 2025 to February 28, 2026, submitted to Justice Thomas.