Alvin Davis v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC19-716 ____________ ALVIN DAVIS, Petitioner, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. December 2, 2021 CANADY, C.J. In this case, we consider whether a trial court’s consideration of failure to take responsibility during a sentencing proceeding necessarily violates a defendant’s due process rights. We have for review the decision of the First District Court of Appeal in Davis v. State,

268 So. 3d 958, 968-69

(Fla. 1st DCA 2019), in which the district court certified the following question to be of great public importance: WHEN, IF EVER, MUST AN APPELLATE…