{"id":443,"date":"2018-08-29T17:31:56","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T21:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stpetersburgsexcrimeslawyer.com\/?p=443"},"modified":"2024-09-06T12:28:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T16:28:50","slug":"juvenile-convicted-of-sexual-battery-gets-resentencing-hearing-in-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stpetersburgcriminalattorney.net\/blog\/juvenile-convicted-of-sexual-battery-gets-resentencing-hearing-in-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Juvenile Convicted of Sexual Battery Gets Resentencing Hearing in Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The American criminal justice system understands that due to their age, minors do not have the same decision making skills as adults do. Thus, if a juvenile is accused of a crime, there may be defenses they can use that may not be available for adults. Of course every case is different and the best defense will depend on your circumstances. If you are being investigated or charged with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justia.com\/criminal\/offenses\/sex-crimes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sex crime<\/a> you should contact a skilled St. Petersburg sex crimes attorney as soon as possible. They can look at your circumstances and use their extensive knowledge of case law to help make sure that your rights are preserved.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Davis<\/em> Case<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2017, the Florida Supreme Court decided the <em>Davis<\/em> case, which they applied to the instant case to find that the sentence given to the defendant here should be vacated and a new penalty phase hearing should be conducted. In <em>Davis<\/em>, a man was arrested on two counts of first degree murder. He was found guilty by the jury of these murders. During the penalty phase of the trial, his attorneys presented mitigating evidence, including testimony about his cognitive functioning and mental health issues. There was little evidence proffered that supported aggravating factors for the sentencing. The jury recommended that the defendant be given two death sentences by a vote of nine to three for one of the murders and a vote of ten to two for the other murder.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stpetersburgcriminalattorney.net\/blog\/juvenile-convicted-of-sexual-battery-gets-resentencing-hearing-in-florida\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Juvenile Convicted of Sexual Battery Gets Resentencing Hearing in Florida\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American criminal justice system understands that due to their age, minors do not have the same decision making skills as adults do. Thus, if a juvenile is accused of a crime, there may be defenses they can use that may not be available for adults. 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