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8 Florida opinions name it 1 courts 1983–2025 3 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Florida courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
William E. Wells, III v. State of Floridagreen2 sentences2025See Bevel, 376 So. 3d at 597 (rejecting claim that Florida’s capital sentencing scheme is unconstitutional because the number of aggravating factors does not sufficiently narrow the class of individuals who are eligible to receive the death penalty (citing Colley v. State, 310 So. 3d 2 , 15-16 (Fla. 2020))); see also Wells, 364 So. 3d at 1015 (finding no constitutional defect with Florida’s death penalty statute based on the number of aggravating factors). 2025See Bevel, 376 So. 3d at 597 (rejecting claim that Florida’s capital sentencing scheme is unconstitutional because the number of aggravating factors does not sufficiently narrow the class of individuals who are eligible to receive the death penalty (citing Colley v. State, 310 So. 3d 2 , 15-16 (Fla. 2020))); see also Wells, 364 So. 3d at 1015 (finding no constitutional defect with Florida’s death penalty statute based on the number of aggravating factors). | 3 | 3 |
Thomas Bevel v. State of Floridagreen2 sentences2025See Bevel, 376 So. 3d at 597 (rejecting claim that Florida’s capital sentencing scheme is unconstitutional because the number of aggravating factors does not sufficiently narrow the class of individuals who are eligible to receive the death penalty (citing Colley v. State, 310 So. 3d 2 , 15-16 (Fla. 2020))); see also Wells, 364 So. 3d at 1015 (finding no constitutional defect with Florida’s death penalty statute based on the number of aggravating factors). 2025See Bevel, 376 So. 3d at 597 (rejecting claim that Florida’s capital sentencing scheme is unconstitutional because the number of aggravating factors does not sufficiently narrow the class of individuals who are eligible to receive the death penalty (citing Colley v. State, 310 So. 3d 2 , 15-16 (Fla. 2020))); see also Wells, 364 So. 3d at 1015 (finding no constitutional defect with Florida’s death penalty statute based on the number of aggravating factors). | 2 | 2 |
James Terry Colley, Jr. v. State of Floridagreen2 sentences2025See Bevel, 376 So. 3d at 597 (rejecting claim that Florida’s capital sentencing scheme is unconstitutional because the number of aggravating factors does not sufficiently narrow the class of individuals who are eligible to receive the death penalty (citing Colley v. State, 310 So. 3d 2 , 15-16 (Fla. 2020))); see also Wells, 364 So. 3d at 1015 (finding no constitutional defect with Florida’s death penalty statute based on the number of aggravating factors). 2025See Bevel, 376 So. 3d at 597 (rejecting claim that Florida’s capital sentencing scheme is unconstitutional because the number of aggravating factors does not sufficiently narrow the class of individuals who are eligible to receive the death penalty (citing Colley v. State, 310 So. 3d 2 , 15-16 (Fla. 2020))); see also Wells, 364 So. 3d at 1015 (finding no constitutional defect with Florida’s death penalty statute based on the number of aggravating factors). | 2 | 2 |
Beasley v. Stategreen2 sentences2003Further, the number of aggravating factors cannot simply be compared to the number of mitigating factors, rather there must be "a thoughtful, deliberate proportionality review to consider the totality of the circumstances in a case, and to compare it with other capital cases." Id. (quoting Beasley v. State, 774 So.2d 649, 673 (Fla. 2000)). 2003Further, the number of aggravating factors cannot simply be compared to the number of mitigating factors, rather there must be "a thoughtful, deliberate proportionality review to consider the totality of the circumstances in a case, and to compare it with other capital cases." Id. (quoting Beasley v. State, 774 So.2d 649, 673 (Fla.2000)). | 2 | 2 |
Michael A. Gordon v. State of Floridagreen1 sentence2024See 364 So. 3d at 1015; see also Gordon v. State, 350 So. 3d 25 , 36 (Fla. 2022) (reaffirming Lawrence). | 1 | 1 |
Sliney v. Stategreen2 sentences2017Id.; Sliney v. State, 699 So. 2d 662, 672 (Fla. 1997). 2017Id.; Sliney v. State, 699 So.2d 662, 672 (Fla. 1997). | 1 | 1 |
Terry v. Stategreen1 sentence2007See Boyd v. State, 910 So.2d 167, 193 (Fla.2005) (citing Pearce v. State, 880 So.2d 561, 577 (Fla. 2004)); Urbin, 714 So.2d at 416 (citing Porter v. State, 564 So.2d 1060, 1064 (Fla. 1990)); Terry v. State, 668 So.2d 954, 965 (Fla.1996). | 1 | 1 |
Pearce v. Stategreen1 sentence2007See Boyd v. State, 910 So.2d 167, 193 (Fla.2005) (citing Pearce v. State, 880 So.2d 561, 577 (Fla. 2004)); Urbin, 714 So.2d at 416 (citing Porter v. State, 564 So.2d 1060, 1064 (Fla. 1990)); Terry v. State, 668 So.2d 954, 965 (Fla.1996). | 1 | 1 |
Porter v. Stategreen1 sentence2007See Boyd v. State, 910 So.2d 167, 193 (Fla.2005) (citing Pearce v. State, 880 So.2d 561, 577 (Fla. 2004)); Urbin, 714 So.2d at 416 (citing Porter v. State, 564 So.2d 1060, 1064 (Fla. 1990)); Terry v. State, 668 So.2d 954, 965 (Fla.1996). | 1 | 1 |
Boyd v. Stategreen1 sentence2007See Boyd v. State, 910 So.2d 167, 193 (Fla.2005) (citing Pearce v. State, 880 So.2d 561, 577 (Fla. 2004)); Urbin, 714 So.2d at 416 (citing Porter v. State, 564 So.2d 1060, 1064 (Fla. 1990)); Terry v. State, 668 So.2d 954, 965 (Fla.1996). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Florida. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Tillman v. State
green
2 sentences2003Further, the number of aggravating factors cannot simply be compared to the number of mitigating factors, rather there must be "a thoughtful, deliberate proportionality review to consider the totality of the circumstances in a case, and to compare it with other capital cases." Id. (quoting Beasley v. State, 774 So.2d 649, 673 (Fla. 2000)). 2003Further, the number of aggravating factors cannot simply be compared to the number of mitigating factors, rather there must be "a thoughtful, deliberate proportionality review to consider the totality of the circumstances in a case, and to compare it with other capital cases." Id. (quoting Beasley v. State, 774 So.2d 649, 673 (Fla.2000)). | 2 | 2003–2003 |
Jonathan Huey Lawrence v. State of Florida
green
1 sentence2024In Wells v. State, the Court rejected the argument that the number of aggravating factors in Florida’s death penalty statute, combined with the holding in Lawrence v. State, 308 So. 3d 544 (Fla. 2020), violates the Eighth Amendment. | 1 | 2024–2024 |
Urbin v. State
green
1 sentence2007See Boyd v. State, 910 So.2d 167, 193 (Fla.2005) (citing Pearce v. State, 880 So.2d 561, 577 (Fla. 2004)); Urbin, 714 So.2d at 416 (citing Porter v. State, 564 So.2d 1060, 1064 (Fla. 1990)); Terry v. State, 668 So.2d 954, 965 (Fla.1996). | 1 | 2007–2007 |
State v. Dixon
red
1 sentence1983State v. Dixon, 283 So.2d 1 (Fla. 1973). | 1 | 1983–1983 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.