In the Supreme Court of the United States, Paul H. Evans, petitioner, v. Michael D. Crews, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al., respondents : on petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit : brief of amici curiae the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Florida Capital Resource Center in support of petitioner /

The issue presented is whether the United States Supreme Court should grant certiorari to decide whether Florida law providing for the trial judge act to make the factual determination of aggravating circumstances that would subject a criminal defendant to the death penalty is contrary to the Sixth...

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