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Jacob Justice Stephen v. Florida
IFP petition · District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District, No. 4D2024-2225 · judgment January 7, 2026
Pending
Question presented
Whether Petitioner was deprived of his right, under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments, to a trial by a 12-person jury when the defendant is charged with a serious felony? There is another petition raising the identical question presented, and in that case the Court has requested a response from the State of Florida. See Kian v. Florida, No. 25-6623. This case should at least be held pending resolution of that petition.
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
- Jul 30 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Jul 15 2026Response to petition from respondent Florida filed.
- Jun 08 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 15, 2026)