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Nelson Omar Torres v. Florida
IFP petition · District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District, No. 4D2025-0323 · judgment May 20, 2026
Question presented
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 hold this case in abeyance until it issues its decision in Kian.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Benjamin Nathaniel Paley
Office of the 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 12 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 21, 2026)