Supreme Court of Florida

Thomas Kelsey, Petitioner v. State of Florida, Respondent — Pariente, J., Concurring

December 8, 201641 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 600

Summary

Justice Pariente concurs with the majority that juvenile offender Thomas Kelsey is entitled to resentencing under Florida’s 2014‑220 juvenile sentencing scheme, but emphasizes that the individualized sentencing factors required by Graham and state precedent likely preclude a sentence longer than his current forty‑five‑year term. The concurrence stresses the need to consider the full statutory list of factors and warns against imposing life imprisonment in a non‑homicide case.