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Pierre Lamaar McEwen v. Florida
IFP petition · District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District, No. 4D2024-1781 · judgment December 11, 2025
Certiorari denied · May 26, 2026
Questions presented
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Whether a recidivism statute is unconstitutional under the Due Process and Jury Clauses if it authorizes a sentencing enhancement based on nonjury findings of facts not alleged in the charging document upon proof by a preponderance of the evidence?
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Whether a statute imposing on all convicted felons a lifetime ban on possession of a firearm or ammunition violates the Second Amendment?
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
- May 26 2026Petition DENIED.
- May 06 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/21/2026.
- Apr 29 2026Waiver of right of respondent Florida to respond filed.
- Apr 15 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 26, 2026)