Edward J. Zakrzewski, Ii, Petitioner v. Julie L. Jones

Summary

The Court affirmed Zakrzewski’s three death sentences and denied his habeas petition seeking relief based on Hurst. Because his sentences became final before the United States Supreme Court decided Ring, the Court held that Hurst did not apply retroactively, and it rejected an exception for the sentence imposed after a judicial override. Justice Pariente concurred in the result but would have granted relief on the judicial-override sentence and reconsidered the governing law.