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James Randall Moehle v. Florida
Paid petition · District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District, No. 1D2023-1112 · judgment February 3, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether this Court should reevaluate its decision in Williams v. Florida, 399 U.S. 78 (1970), and hold that twelve-person juries are constitutionally mandated in criminal felony cases – or at least in cases that involve a potential punishment of life imprisonment.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Michael Robert Ufferman
Michael Ufferman Law Firm, P.A.
For respondent
Trisha Meggs Pate
Office of the Attorney General
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences
Linked docket
24A1101
Orders
Order list, October 6, 2025 · Certiorari denied
Order list, January 12, 2026 · Rehearing denied
Proceedings
- Jan 12 2026Rehearing DENIED.
- Dec 16 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
- Nov 13 2025Rescheduled.
- Nov 05 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
- Oct 31 2025Petition for Rehearing filed.
- Oct 06 2025Petition DENIED.
- Aug 20 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Aug 19 2025Waiver of right of respondent Florida to respond filed.
- Jul 10 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 20, 2025)
- May 16 2025Application (24A1101) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until July 10, 2025.
- May 13 2025Application (24A1101) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 10, 2025 to July 10, 2025, submitted to Justice Thomas.