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Raymond Bright v. Florida, et al.
IFP petition · Supreme Court of Florida, No. SC2023-1735, SC2024-0876 · judgment February 26, 2026
Question presented
CAPITAL CASE Are a trial or appellate court’s analyses of 1) the weight of evidence of guilt and/or 2) the gravity of aggravators proven beyond a reasonable doubt appropriate factors in evaluating the effectiveness of trial or appellate counsel when it comes to Strickland’s application to the process underlying a jury’s recommendation following the weighing of aggravating and mitigating factors, -- a necessarily moral judgment?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Robert R. Berry
Law Office of Robert R. Berry
For respondent
Scott Andrew Browne
Office of the Attorney General
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 08 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2026.
- Oct 07 2026Reply of Raymond Bright submitted.
- Sep 23 2026Brief of respondents Florida, et al. in opposition filed.
- Aug 13 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 28, 2026)