LATRICE A. JONES
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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A defendant found guilty of a life felony is statutorily ineligible for youthful offender sentencing under Florida Statute § 958.04(1)(c).
[1] A defendant convicted of a life felony is statutorily ineligible for youthful offender sentencing under Florida Statute § 958.04(1)(c).
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence“Our youthful offender statute provides that no one who has been found guilty of a life felony can be sentenced as a youthful offender. § 958.04(1)(c). Because appellant was found guilty of a life felony the youthful offender statute is not applicable.”
Court's citation to Beatrice v. State explaining the statutory bar to youthful offender sentencing for life felony convictions
Latrice A. Jones was convicted of a life felony in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court. Jones appealed the trial court's decision regarding youthful offen…
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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida Opinion filed January 29, 2025. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. ________________ No. 3D24-1544 Lower Tribunal No. F91-30032B ________________ Latrice A. Jones, Appellant, vs. State of Florida, Appellee. An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Carlos Lopez, Judge. Latrice A. Jones, in proper person. John Guard, Acting Attorney General, and Haccord J. Curry, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee. Before LINDSEY, MILLER, and GOODEN, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
2 Affirmed. See Beatrice v. State, 832 So. 2d 972, 973 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003) (“Our youthful offender statute provides that no one who has been found guilty of a life felony can be sentenced as a youthful offender. § 958.04(1)(c). Because appellant was found guilty of a life felony the youthful offender statute is not applicable.”); see also Jackson v. State, 191 So. 3d 423 (Fla. 2016).