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Johnny Ford v. Florida

Paid petition · District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District, No. 4D2026-0784 · judgment May 6, 2026


1%
estimated cert probability
(petition-stage, structural)

Well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

  1. WHETHER F.S. 921.1425 WHICH ALLOWS FOR THE DEATH PENALTY IN A NONHOMICIDE CASE IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL .

  2. W H ET H ER T H E DEF EN DA N T I S EN T I T L ED PR E T R I A L T O S EEK A RULING THAT THE STATUTE AT ISSUE IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL THEREFORE PROHIBITING THE STATE FROM SEEKING THE DEATH PENALTY SHOULD THERE BE A CONVICTION.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jack A. Fleischman
Fleischman & Fleischman, P.A.

For respondent

Case

Conference history

Proceedings

  1. Aug 04 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 23, 2026)