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Leonard Paul Moody v. Florida

IFP petition · District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District, No. 4D2025-1565 · judgment June 4, 2026

Pending

Questions presented

Whether the state court erred in upholding, contrary to U.S. v. Bajakajian, 524 U.S. 321 (1998), and the Excessive Fines Clause, a mandatory fine pursuant to a statute that does not allow any proportionality considerations?
Whether the state court erred in affirming, contrary to the holdings of the supreme courts of other states and the Excessive Fines Clause, fines and surcharges imposed under statutes that do not allow consideration of the defendant’s ability to pay?
Whether Petitioner was deprived of his right, under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments, to a trial by a 12-person jury? This is the question presented in Kian v. Florida, No. 25-6623, 2026 WL 1718018 (U.S. June 15, 2026) (granting petition).

For petitioner
Jeffrey L. Anderson
Office of the Public Defender

For respondent
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Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
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Oct 05 2026
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 9, 2026)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix Proof of Service