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Willie Styles, III v. Florida
IFP petition · District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District, No. 4D2024-2205 · judgment April 1, 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? In Kian v. Florida, No. 25-6623, the Court has granted certiorari on the identical question. This case should at least be held pending resolution of that case.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Gary Lee Caldwell
Office of Public Defender
For respondent
Celia A. Terenzio
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Sep 17 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2026.
- Sep 03 2026Response to petition from respondent Florida filed.
- Aug 11 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 18, 2026)