Whitton v. Dixon

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608 U. S. ____

(2026) 1 Per Curiam SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES GARY RICHARD WHITTON v. RICKY D. DIXON, SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT No. 25–580. Decided June 1, 2026 PER CURIAM. A Florida jury convicted petitioner Gary Richard Whitton of murder and sentenced him to death. During his trial, the State called several witnesses, including a jailhouse inform- ant named Jake Ozio. Ozio was a high school student who, on a spring-break trip in Florida, was arrested and jailed…