6/4/15 Supreme Court Oral Arguments – Jermaine Jackson v. State, SC14-842
Mr. Jackson was convicted of robbery with a firearm while wearing a mask and sentenced to life in prison with a minimum mandatory term of 10 years. He appealed,arguing, among other things, that Florida’s Youthful Offender Act is unconstitutional because it determines eligibility for alternative sentencing based on a defendant’s age at the time of sentencing. The Fourth District Court of Appeal upheld his sentence and affirmed the constitutionality of the statute
Click on the link to watch more oral arguments from 6/4/15:
Thomas Bevel v. State; Thomas Bevel v. Julie L. Jones, etc., SC-14-770