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Christopher Kennard Burton v. Florida
IFP petition · District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District, No. 2D2024-0622 · judgment September 5, 2025
Question presented
Do Florida trial courts violate the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution when it relies heavily into the juvenile offenders years of incaceration before Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 4670 (2012), when that court declines to modify the juvenile offender's life sentence pursuant to Florida Statute 921.1402 after showing their crimes were not a reflection of a irreparable corruption.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Christopher Kennard Burton
For respondent
Marilyn Frances Muir
Office of the Attorney General, State of Florida
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 2026Waiver of right of respondent Florida to respond filed.
- Apr 14 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 19, 2026)