Supreme Court of Florida

Charles Lee v. State of Florida

January 25, 2018

Summary

The court held that Lee must be resentenced under the juvenile sentencing provisions because his forty-year sentence for a nonhomicide offense committed at age fifteen did not provide a meaningful opportunity for early release based on demonstrated maturity and rehabilitation. The court also held that an updated presentence investigation report was permitted but not required at resentencing and declined to reach Lee’s remaining claims.