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Jermaine Shennett v. Florida
IFP petition · District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District, No. 4D2024-1797 · judgment March 12, 2026
Questions presented
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Whether Williams v. Florida, 399 U. S. 78 (1970), should be overturned and the right to a twelve-person jury restored. Because the Court has granted certiorari in a case that raises the same question presented here, see Kian v. Florida, No. 25-6623, 2026 WL 1718018 (U.S. June 15, 2026), the Court should stay proceedings in this case until it issues its decision in Kian.
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Whether a recidivism statute authorizing a sentencing enhancement based on nonjury findings of facts not alleged in the charging document violates the Fifth and Sixth Amendments to the United States Constitution.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Benjamin Nathaniel Paley
Office of the Public Defender
For respondent
Celia A. Terenzio
Case
Conference history
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Proceedings
- Aug 28 2026Response to petition from respondent Florida filed.
- Jul 16 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 28, 2026)