ÿWPCâ \L…˜ÎhÜgWÞЮÛÓ:Á‰nöý-–ÈíßWño±ÄfwKÔ4«„ÇO¹™û¬+~½PÈÇÐ¥ÕãZßv§Q¶¯ì&Ô5kVùmqoö+4 ƒÃ°s/è£?^ç\{Ì…3Œû*ù–JDpÿO¤ |ìJº´Âêupy|Rq ¡—U>·ItZ©å߶УϷВ¿íХǧ K´ƒ®øÉy²F ”Оû_°X7£%4ON±%Èí< ¬ùUÿ½SÓª)&úäÃg8ŽE=Áø{“VðF$>¸‹_̧tGŒ¹°ºù6é†ðÖô<—pŸÿ#ì·Sa4k7/2X‰Q ’ì,¥“yÄÕÈóäÞ%nÇ"M~>XwØ"×>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BŘHP LaserJet 4100 PCL 5ÈÈ,,,,ÈÈ0(ÖÃ9 Z‹6Times New Roman RegularX($¡¡3#37=CIQYag­­1.a.i.(1)(a)(i)1)a).|W-‰ ùúDûügýRþÿDDœ‚Æ,¢Ø+003|xÿU‹ÿÀÀÀ((3üÝ$¤¤Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó ß0CEKQW]cioAutoList1i.1.i.i.i.i.i.i.(;3£$´´Ô2#ÔÚ  Ú0Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0  à(Oé;$µµà0  àÔ2#ÔÚ  ÚaÚ  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0` (#(#à ŽÝ ƒ üÝ$Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_Ôà ` àThe€circuit€court€has€severed€the€mental€retardation€evidentiary€hearing€from€theÐ ° Ðevidentiary€hearing€that€this€Court€recently€ordered.€€òòFloyd€v.€Stateóó,€808€So.2d€175€(Fla.€2002).€Ð œì ÐThe€evidentiary€hearing€by€this€Court€is€scheduled€for€November€25„26,€2002. ¹Ý ƒ üÝ$Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔThe€Department€of€Children€and€Familiesðð€proposed€rule€on€determining€mentalÐ ° Ðretardation€in€capital€felony€cases€lists€two€tests€to€be€used:€the€Stanford„Ô_ÔBinetÔ_Ô€Intelligence€ScaleÏand€the€Wechsler€Intelligence€Scale.€€None€of€the€court„appointed€experts€administered€either€ofÏthese€tests€to€James€Floyd.(b·¤$¶¶à0  àà0` (#(#àÔ2#ÔÚ  ÚÚ  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0¸ ` (#` (#à FÝ ƒ üÝ$Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔThe€trial€court€suggested€that€Mr.€Floyd€asked€for€a€stay€simply€because€one€of€theÐ ° Ðexperts€determined€that€Mr.€Floyd€was€not€retarded.€€See,€Trial€Courtððs€Order€dated€October€22,Ï2002€at€page€2.€€However,€of€the€three€experts,€one€court„appointed€expert€has€found€Mr.€FloydÏmentally€retarded€and€one€has€found€him€not€to€be€mentally€retarded.€The€third€court„appointedÏexpert€has€not€yet€submitted€his€report.€€Therefore,€the€trial€courtððs€suggestion€is€not€well„¼founded. DÝ ƒ üÝ$Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔThe€trial€court€suggested€that€Mr.€Floyd€asked€for€a€stay€simply€because€one€of€the€expertÐ ° Ðdetermined€that€Mr.€Floyd€was€not€retarded.€€See,€Trial€Courtððs€Order€dated€October€22,€2002€atÏpage€2.€€However,€of€the€three€experts,€one€court„appointed€expert€has€found€Mr.€Floyd€mentallyÏretarded€and€one€has€found€him€not€to€be€mentally€retarded.€The€third€court„appointed€expert€hasÏnot€yet€submitted€his€report.€€Therefore,€the€trial€courtððs€suggestion€is€not€well„founded. óÝ ƒ üÝ$Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_Ôà ` àDr.€Ô_ÔGamacheÔ_Ôððs€conclusion€should€be€compared€to€the€procedure€in€Georgia,Ð ° Ðwhere€jury€trials€are€held€to€determine€if€capital€defendants€are€mentally€retarded.€€There,€theÏGeorgia€Supreme€Court€has€found€that€where€the€issue€is€a€defendantððs€mental€retardation,Ïattention€should€not€be€diverted€from€resolution€of€that€issue€to€the€effect€the€determination€willÏhave€upon€sentencing:ÌÌà8  àà ` àWe€note€that€in€trials€under€Ô_ÔO.C.G.AÔ_Ô€section€17„7„131(j),€the€issue€ofÏmental€retardation€is€decided€at€the€guilt€phase€of€the€trial....The€jury€is€ò ònotó óÐ $ t Ðinstructed,€however,€that€a€verdict€of€guilty€but€mentally€retarded€will€preclude€aÏdeath€sentence.€€Such€an€instruction€could€divert€the€jury€attention€and€injectÏconsiderations€inappropriate€at€the€guilt€phase€of€the€trial...Ð Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà ¸ à...absent€exceptional€circumstances€not€present€here,€witnesses€in€aÏFleming€trial€should€not€be€examined€or€cross€examined€in€such€a€mannerÏas€to€inject€sentencing€issues€into€the€case,€and€the€jury€should€not€beÏinformed€that€if€it€finds€the€defendant€mentally€retarded,€his€death€sentenceÏwill€be€vacated.€Ð ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌòòState€v.€Ô_ÔPatilloÔ_Ôóó,€417€Ô_ÔS.E.Ô_Ô€2d€139,€140„141€(Fla.€1992). EÝ ƒ üÝ$Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔThe€trial€court€suggested€that€Mr.€Floyd€asked€for€a€stay€simply€because€one€of€the€expertÐ ° Ðdetermined€that€Mr.€Floyd€was€not€retarded.€€See,€Trial€Courtððs€Order€dated€October€22,€2002€atÏpage€2.€€However,€of€the€three€experts,€one€court„appointed€expert€has€found€Mr.€Floyd€mentallyÏretarded€and€one€has€found€him€not€to€be€mentally€retarded.€The€third€court„appointed€expert€hasÏnot€yet€submitted€his€report.€€Therefore,€the€trial€courtððs€suggestion€is€not€well„founded..(•hCEKQW]cioAutoList71.1.1.1.1.1.1.1. dÝ ƒ!ÝÝ  ÝÔ_Ôò òñüñÑ8€tXdìdÈ8Ññüñà@… … ìàIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€FLORIDAˆÐ ° ÐÌà@ÌÌ"ìàNO.€____________ˆÌÌó óÌò òJAMES€FLOYD,Ð L œ ÐÌà  àà ` àPetitioner,ÌÌv.ÌÌÌSTATE€OF€FLORIDAó ó,Ð À  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àà  àà x àÌà  àà ` àò òRespondents.Ð œì  ÐØØÓL€ ß0 3LÓó ó___________________________/Ð ˆØ  ÐÌà@FF ìàòòò òMOTION€TO€STAY€PROCEEDINGS€PENDING€PETITION€SEEKING€TO€INVOKE€ˆÐ `° Ðà  àà ` àTHE€FLORIDA€SUPREME€COURTððS€ALL€WRITS€JURISDICTIONÌó óóóÌà  àò òCOMES€NOW,€THE€APPELLANT,€ÓÓJAMES€FLOYD,€ó óthrough€undersigned€counsel,Ð $t Ðand€moves€this€Court€for€a€stay€of€the€evidentiary€hearing€scheduled€for€Monday€and€Tuesday,ÏOctober€28„29,€2002€on€whether€Mr.€Floyd€is€mentally€retarded.€€In€support€thereof,€Mr.€FloydÏargues€the€following:ÌÝ ‚é; ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚é;ÈÝà0  àÔ2ß0ÔÚ  Ú1Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0` (#(#àÝ  ÝAn€evidentiary€hearing€in€the€case€of€òòJames€Floyd€v.€Stateóó,€òòóóCase€Nos.€Ô_ÔCRCÔ_Ô€84„݃é;Èó݌ЌÜ` (#` (# ÐŒÝ  Ý00578€Ô_ÔCFANOÔ_Ô;€CRC84„00589€Ô_ÔCFANOÔ_Ô€in€the€Sixth€Judicial€Circuit€in€and€for€Ô_ÔPinellasÔ_Ô€CountyÏis€scheduled€to€begin€on€Monday,€October€28,€2002.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€purpose€of€the€hearing€is€to€determineÐ <"Œ  Ðif€Mr.€Floyd€is€mentally€retarded€pursuant€to€òòAtkins€v.€Virginiaóó,€122€S.€Ct.€2242€(2002).Ð $d" Ðà  à2.€€€€€€€€€€The€trial€court€appointed€three€experts€to€evaluate€Mr.€Floyd€for€mentalÏretardation.€€However,€upon€the€submission€of€reports€by€those€experts€on€October€18,€2002,€itÐ Ä'#& Ðbecame€clear€that€the€experts€lacked€guidance€as€to€what€IQ€testing€should€be€employed€and€whatÏstandards€govern€the€evaluations€of€Mr.€Floyd.€€The€reports€reflect€that€the€trial€court€also€failedÏto€give€guidance€to€the€Courtððs€experts€on€how€to€address€the€issue€before€the€court.€Without€anyÏguidance€or€guidelines,€one€court„appointed€expert€issued€a€report€on€October€16,€2002,Ïconcluding€that:ÌÓb€ (•h8 bÓÓÓñýñà8  àñýñà8` Ð Ð àð ðIt€is€my€opinion€within€a€reasonable€degree€of€psychologicalÏcertainty€that€Mr.ñþñ€ñþññÿñÐ ` x` x Ðñýñà8h` x` xàñýñà8h` x` xàñÿñFloyd€does€not€meet€standards€for€post„¼conviction€relief€from€the€death€penalty€on€the€basis€of€mentalÏretardation.ðð€Ð ` x` x ÐÌSee,€€Psychological€Report€of€Michael€Ô_ÔGamacheÔ_Ô,€October€16,€2002,€pg.€2.Ô_Ô׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ô_ÔÓ× Ó€€Besides€opining€uponÐ „Ô  Ðthe€ultimate€legal€question,€this€examinerððs€conclusion€begs€the€questions€that€have€not€beenÏanswered:€What€is€the€standard?€Who€bears€the€burden€of€proof?€And,€what€is€the€burden€ofÏproof?€€Ð  \ Ðà  à3.€€€€€€€€€As€a€result€of€these€reports€and€the€lack€of€guidance€given€to€the€experts,€Mr.ÏFloyd€sought€to€have€the€hearing€stayed€to€give€this€Court€time€to€promulgate€€rules€andÏprocedures€consistent€with€òòAtkins€v.€Virginiaóó.€€When€counsel€voiced€her€concerns€that€theÐ `° Ðexperts€had€been€given€no€standards,€procedures€or€notice€as€to€what€they€should€look€for,€theÏtrial€court€said:ÌÓÓà8  àà ` à...ò òthe€determination€of€what€procedures€should€be€employed,€whatÐ è 8  Ðtests€should€be€administered,€and€what€standards€should€apply€are€issues€forÏthe€experts€who€regularly€practice€in€the€fieldó ó.ÐÄ Ð Ð  ÐÌ€10/22/02€Order€at€1„2€(emphasis€added)(See€Attachment€A).ÓíÓ€€It€would€thus€appear€that€becauseÏof€the€absence€of€rules€of€procedure,€the€circuit€court€has€concluded€that€the€procedure€forÏdetermining€mental€retardation€has€been€left€entirely€to€the€mental€health€examiners.Ìà  à4.€€€€€€€€€Despite€the€argument€by€counsel,€the€trial€court€rejected€the€procedures€set€out€inÏthe€Legislatureððs€attempt€at€a€mental€retardation€statute€Fla.€Stat.€Sec.€921.137.€€€In€its€OctoberÏ22,€2002€order€denying€Mr.€Floydððs€motion€for€stay,€the€trial€court€announced€that€Mr.€FloydÏwould€have€the€burden€of€proving€that€he€was€mentally€retarded.€€It€also€decided€that€eachÏindividual€expert€would€decide€what€standards,€procedures,€and€rules€would€determine€whetherÏMr.€Floyd€is€mentally€retarded,€not€the€Florida€Legislature€and€not€the€Department€of€ChildrenÏand€Families€as€set€out€in€921.137.€€This€was€the€first€time€the€trial€court€had€given€Mr.€FloydÏnotice€of€how€it€intended€to€conduct€the€mental€retardation€evidentiary€hearing€set€for€OctoberÏ28,€2002.€€Mr.€Floyd€is€concerned€that€the€trial€court€has€not€only€usurped€the€legislativeÏfunction,€but€has€turned€over€its€judicial€authority€to€experts€who€have€no€concept€of€what€legalÏprocedures€and€standards€should€be.€Ìà  à5.€€€€€Under€Fla.€Stat.€sec.€921.137,€Mr.€Floyd€had€expected€the€Department€of€ChildrenÐ p+À&* Ðand€Family€Services€(hereinafter€Ô_ÔDCFÔ_Ô),€to€specify€the€standards€and€tests€necessary€for€the€properÏdetermination€of€mental€retardation.€€However,€Ô_ÔDCFÔ_Ô€has€not€yet€completed€its€development€ofÏthose€standards,€even€though€the€rules€are€in€the€process€of€being€created.€Ô_Ô׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ô_Ô€€(See€Attachment€Bñøñ)ñøñ.€Ð `° ÐContrary€to€the€trial€courtððs€suggestion,€undersigned€is€concerned€about€a€procedure€that€allowsÏthe€court„appointed€experts€to€essentially€make€it€up€as€they€go€along.€€Each€expert€has€givenÏvarious€standardized€tests€with€different€standardization€samples,€and€each€test€gives€a€differentÏscore.ñûñññ׃@×ññññ׃@×ñññûññûñ׃@×ñûñÝ ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð À  Ðà  à6.€€€€€€Counsel€for€Mr.€Floyd€is€concerned€that€the€trial€court,€without€guidelines€orÌstandards,€will€be€unable€to€determine€ð ðsignificantly€Ô_ÔsubaverageÔ_Ô€general€intellectual€functioningððÏsince€there€is€no€definition€without€using€the€mental€retardation€statute,€see€Fla.€Stat.€ñùñsñùññúñSñúñec.Ï921.137€(f).€€That€statute,€in€its€current€form,€does€not€apply€to€Mr.€Floyd€because€it€is€notÏretroactive,€and€this€Court€has€not€had€an€opportunity€to€correct€those€defects€by€promulgating€Ïnew€rules€or€procedures€in€light€of€òòAtkinsóó.€€Without€proper€guidelines€or€standards€in€place,€theÐ Ð  Ðtrial€court€is€usurping€this€Courtððs€exclusive€authority€to€write€the€rules€governing€mentalÏretardation.€€€As€the€United€States€Supreme€Court€has€explained:€ÌÒ` °ÒÓÓthe€procedures€by€which€the€facts€of€the€case€are€determined€assume€anÐ X ¨ Ðimportance€fully€as€great€as€the€validity€of€the€substantive€rule€of€law€to€beÏapplied.€€And€the€more€important€the€rights€at€stake€the€more€important€must€beÏthe€procedural€safeguards€surrounding€those€right.ÌÌÒ°` ¬ÒÓºÓòòÔ_ÔSpeiserÔ_Ô€v.€Randallóó,€357€U.S.€513,€520„21€(1958).Ð `° Ðà  à7.€€€€€€€The€trial€court€relied€ññon€Ô_ÔññaÔ_Ô€footnote€in€òòCrooks€v.€State,óó€813€So.€2d€68,€76€€n.5€(Fla.Ð 8 ˆ Ð2002)€€to€support€its€suggestion€that€the€court„appointed€experts€could€establish€their€ownÏstandards,€rules€and€procedures€in€an€òòAtkinsóó€mental€retardation€hearing.€€However,€òòCrooksóó€was€aÐ è 8  Ðdirect€appeal€opinion€decided€on€March€7,€2002€without€consideration€of€the€United€StatesÏSupreme€Courtððs€decision€in€òòAtkinsóó.€€In€addition,€the€subject€of€Mr.€Crooksððs€appeal€was€theÐ ˜è  Ðfailure€of€the€trial€court€to€consider€borderline€mental€retardation€as€mitigating€evidence.€€€TheÏfootnote€sets€out€that€ð ðsocietyððs€understanding€of€mental€retardation€continues€to€evolveðð€and€thatÏthis€Court€has€elected€to€follow€the€approach€of€the€United€States€Supreme€Court€in€treating€lowÏintelligence€as€a€significant€mitigating€factor.€€See,€òòCrooks€v.€Stateóó,€813€So.€2d€at€footnote€5.€€€€InÐ øH Ðaddition,€at€footnote€7,€this€Court€specifically€states€that€Fla.€Stat.€sec.€921.137€has€just€beenÏcodified€and€that€ð ðthe€applicability€of€this€new€legislation€and€its€effect,€if€any,€on€Crookððs€case€isÏnot€before€us.ðð€òòCrooks€v.€Stateóó,€813€So.€2d€at€footnote€7.€€€Mr.€Floydððs€issues€under€òòAtkinsóó€areÐ €Ð Ðcompletely€different.€€Ìà  à€€8.€€€€€€€If€these€proceedings€are€not€stayed,€Mr.€Floyd€may€suffer€irreparable€harm.€€Mr.ÏFloydððs€Eighth€Amendment€rights€will€be€violated.€€If€the€trial€court€is€allowed€to€proceed€andÏdetermine€whether€Mr.€Floyd€is€mentally€retarded€without€proper€notice€and€without€theÏpromulgation€of€a€rule€of€procedure€to€govern€resolution€of€mental€retardation€claims,€he€will€beÏplaced€in€a€worse€position€by€virtue€of€when€his€case€happened€to€appear€in€the€system.€€In€theÏpast,€this€Court€has€acted€to€prevent€such€dire€consequences.€Ð h+¸&* Ðà  àò òWHEREFOREó ó,€based€on€the€above€arguments,€counsel€for€Appellant€respectfullyÐ ° Ðrequests€that€this€Court€stay€the€mental€retardation€evidentiary€hearing€pending€this€CourtððsÏconsideration€of€the€all€writs€petition€filed€simultaneously€with€this€motion.ÌññÐ  @  Ðññà  àò òI€HEREBY€CERTIFYó ó€that€a€true€copy€of€the€foregoing€Motion€to€Stay€ProceedingsÐ @  ÐPending€Consideration€of€All„Writs€Petition€has€been€furnished€by€United€States€Mail,€first€classÏpostage€prepaid,€to€all€counsel€of€record€on€October€23,€2002.ÌÌÓÓà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à__________________________Ìà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àPAMELA€H.€Ô_ÔIZAKOWITZÔ_ÔÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àFla.€Bar€No.€0053856Ìà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àAssistant€Ô_ÔCCRCÔ_Ô„SouthÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àP.O.€Box€3294Ìà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àTampa,€FL€33601Ìà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à(813)€259„4424Ìà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àAttorney€for€Mr.€FloydÌÌÌÌcc:à  àThe€Honorable€Richard€LuceÐ Ì Ðà  àCircuit€Court€JudgeÌà  àCriminal€Justice€CenterÌà  à14250€49òòTHóó€Street€NorthÐ à Ðà  à4òòthóó€Floor,€H€WingÐ |Ì Ðà  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