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Neal Lee Minton v. Florida

IFP petition · District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District, No. 4D2024-2701 · judgment December 4, 2025


Certiorari denied · April 27, 2026

Questions presented

  1. Whether the state court erred in upholding, contrary to U.S. v. Bajakajian, 524 U.S. 321 (1998), and the Excessive Fines Clause, a mandatory fine pursuant to a statute that does not allow any proportionality considerations?

  2. Whether the state court erred in affirming, contrary to the holdings of the supreme courts of other states and the Excessive Fines Clause, fines and surcharges imposed under statutes that do not allow consideration of the defendant’s ability to pay?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Gary Lee Caldwell
Office of Public Defender

For respondent
Celia A. Terenzio

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jul 20 2026
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Jun 24 2026
    DISTRIBUTED.
  3. May 06 2026
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  4. Apr 27 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  5. Apr 09 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/24/2026.
  6. Apr 02 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent Florida to respond filed.
  7. Mar 13 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 20, 2026)