HURST v. FLORIDA

No. 14-7505.

136 S.Ct. 616 (2016)

193 L. Ed. 2d 504

Timothy Lee HURST, Petitioner v. FLORIDA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 12, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seth P. Waxman , Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Allen Winsor , Solicitor General, for Respondent.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General of Florida, Carolyn M. Snurkowski , Associate Deputy Attorney General, Carine L. Emplit , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Tallahassee, FL, for Respondent.

Carolyn M. Snurkowski , Associate Deputy, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Tallahassee, FL, Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General of Florida, Allen Winsor , Solicitor General Counsel of Record, Denise Harle , Rachel Nordby , Osvaldo Vazquez , Deputy Solicitors General, for Respondent.

Nancy A. Daniels , Public Defender, David A. Davis , Assistant Public Defender, Mark E. Olive , Law Offices of Mark E. Olive, P.A., Tallahassee, FL, Seth P. Waxman , Catherine M.A. Carroll , David M. Lehn , Francesco Valentini , Wilmer Cutler Pickering , Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, DC, Eric F. Fletcher , Allison Trzop , Wilmer Cutler Pickering , Hale and Dorr LLP, Boston, MA, for Petitioner.


A Florida jury convicted Timothy Lee Hurst of murdering his co-worker, Cynthia Harrison. A penalty-phase jury recommended that Hurst's judge impose a death sentence. Notwithstanding this recommendation, Florida law required the judge to hold a separate hearing and determine whether sufficient...

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