Antony Deshawn Melvin v. State of Florida

Under a plea agreement with the State, Appellant Antony Melvin pled nolo conten-dere to three counts of lewd and lascivious molestation of a child under 12 years of age by an adult. The crime is “a life felony, punishable as provided in s. 775.082(3)(a)4.” § 800.04(5)(b), Fla. Stat. (2012). Section 775.082(3)(a)4. provides that a person who commits this crime on or after September 1, 2005, may be punished either with a life sentence or with “[a] split sentence that is a term of not less than 25 years’ imprisonment and not exceeding life imprisonment, followed by probation or community control…