198 So. 3d 31 - Morris v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2015
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Graham v. Florida · Graham v. Florida · 160 So. 3d 393 - State of Florida v. Anthony Duwayne Horsley, Jr. · 175 So. 3d 675 - Leighdon Henry v. State of Florida · 78 So. 3d 644 - Thomas v. State
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“Appellant’s sentence [60 years with 50-year minimum mandatory] will require him to serve at least 58.5 years in prison, which means he will not be released until he is nearly 76 years old. This exceeds his life expectancy, as reflected in the National Vital Statistics Reports from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cited by Appellant in his rule 3.800(b)(2) motion. Thus, applying the rule of law set forth above, we hold that Appellant’s sentence is a de facto life sentence that is unconstitutional under Graham .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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