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Ernest D. Suggs v. Florida
IFP petition · Supreme Court of Florida, No. SC2024-0660, SC2024-0702 · judgment September 4, 2025
Pending
Question presented
- Is there a “due diligence” burden on defendants expressly or impliedly included in this Court’s holding in Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), U.S. v. Agurs, 427 U.S. 97 (1976) or Banks v. Dretke, 540 U.S. 668 (2004), or does the burden of compliance with those holdings fall totally on the government?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Robert R. Berry
Law Office of Robert R. Berry
For respondent
Scott Andrew Browne
Office of the Attorney General
Proceedings
- Jul 16 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Jul 03 2026Reply of petitioner Ernest D. Suggs filed.
- Jun 29 2026Brief of respondent Florida in opposition filed.
- Jun 18 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 17, 2026.
- Jun 17 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 18, 2026 to July 17, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Mar 19 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 18, 2026)
- Jan 22 2026Application (25A828) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until March 19, 2026.
- Jan 08 2026Application (25A828) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 18, 2026 to March 19, 2026, submitted to Justice Thomas.