Rodrick D. Williams v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC17-506 ____________ RODRICK D. WILLIAMS, Petitioner, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. [February 22, 2018] LABARGA, C.J. This case is before the Court for review of the decision of the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Williams v. State (Williams II),

211 So. 3d 1070

(Fla. 5th DCA 2017). In its decision, the Fifth District ruled upon the following question certified to be of great public importance: DOES ALLEYNE V. UNITED STATES, 570 U.S. 99, 133 S. Ct. 2151,

186 L. Ed. 2d 314

(2013), REQUIRE THE JURY AND NOT THE TRIAL COURT TO MAKE THE FACTUAL FINDING…