Jermaine C. Jackson v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC14-842 ____________ JERMAINE C. JACKSON, Petitioner, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. [May 5, 2016] QUINCE, J. This case is before the Court for review of the decision of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in Jackson v. State,

137 So. 3d 470

(Fla. 4th DCA 2014). Because the district court expressly declared a state statute valid, this Court has jurisdiction to review the decision. See art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const. Appellant, Jermaine Jackson, was convicted of one count of robbery with a firearm while wearing a mask and sentenced to the statutory…