Justin Williams v. the State of Florida
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledApril 29, 2020
Docket3D19-2321
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Third District Court of Appeal
State of Florida
Opinion filed April 29, 2020.
Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D19-2321
Lower Tribunal Nos. 05-17489, 05-14096, 05-16134,
05-35992B, 05-36497
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Justin Williams,
Appellant,
vs.
The State of Florida,
Appellee.
An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from the
Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Miguel M. de la O, Judge.
Rier Jordan P.A., and Jonathan E. Jordan, for appellant.
Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Michael W. Mervine, Assistant
Attorney General, for appellee.
Before EMAS, C.J., and SCALES and GORDO, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. See Pedroza v. State, No. SC18-964, 2020 WL 1173747, at *6 (Fla.
Mar. 12, 2020) (โ[A] juvenile offenderโs sentence does not implicate Graham, and
therefore Miller, unless it meets the threshold requirement of being a life sentence
or the functional equivalent of a life sentence.โ (citing Morris v. State, 246 So. 3d
244, 245โ46 (Fla. 2018) (Lawson, J., dissenting))).
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