{"id":547,"date":"2018-12-28T12:27:18","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T17:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stpetersburgsexcrimeslawyer.com\/?p=547"},"modified":"2024-09-06T12:28:46","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T16:28:46","slug":"florida-court-finds-1000-year-sentence-with-parole-eligibility-provides-a-meaningful-chance-for-release-within-the-offenders-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stpetersburgcriminalattorney.net\/blog\/florida-court-finds-1000-year-sentence-with-parole-eligibility-provides-a-meaningful-chance-for-release-within-the-offenders-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Court Finds 1000 Year Sentence with Parole Eligibility Provides A Meaningful Chance for Release within the Offender\u2019s Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The criminal legal system treats juvenile defendants differently than adult defendants. Juveniles are generally granted more protection of their rights and are often subject to different sentencing. For example, the United States Supreme Court held in <em>Graham\u00a0<\/em>v. <em>Florida <\/em>that any life sentence imposed on a juvenile offender who was convicted of a non-homicide offense must provide a meaningful chance for the offender to be released before the end of the sentence.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court of Florida recently <a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/florida\/supreme-court\/2018\/sc14-1442.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ruled<\/a>\u00a0in <em>Franklin v. State, <\/em>that the <em>Graham <\/em>holding did not prohibit a court from imposing a 1,000-year sentence with parole eligibility. If you are a juvenile charged with a crime in St. Petersburg, it is in your best interest to meet with an experienced St. Petersburg criminal defense attorney to assess the potential penalties for the crime you are charged with and help you to formulate a defense.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alleged Facts Regarding Crimes and Sentencing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Allegedly, the defendant committed several violent crimes when he was seventeen. He was charged with several crimes in three separate cases, including kidnapping, armed robbery, and aggravated assault. During the trial in one of his cases, a physician who treated the victim testified the victim suffered the most severe injuries he had ever witnessed.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stpetersburgcriminalattorney.net\/blog\/florida-court-finds-1000-year-sentence-with-parole-eligibility-provides-a-meaningful-chance-for-release-within-the-offenders-life\/#more-547\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The criminal legal system treats juvenile defendants differently than adult defendants. Juveniles are generally granted more protection of their rights and are often subject to different sentencing. For example, the United States Supreme Court held in Graham\u00a0v. 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