Sonny Boy Oats, Jr., Petitioner v. Julie L. Jones

Summary

The Supreme Court of Florida denied Sonny Boy Oats, Jr.'s petition for a writ of habeas corpus, holding that Hurst does not apply retroactively, that the jury is not required to determine intellectual disability, and that Florida's statutory procedure for such determinations is constitutional. Justice Pariente, in a concurring opinion, disagreed on the retroactivity issue and would have reversed for a new penalty phase; Justice Lawson fully concurred with the majority.