Lester Simmons v. State of Florida

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D18-191 _____________________________ LESTER SIMMONS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County. Jan Shackelford, Judge. May 16, 2019 ROWE, J. In 1967, Lester Simmons was convicted for the rape of an adult woman. He was fifteen years old when he committed the offense. Simmons pleaded guilty in exchange for the prosecutor’s agreement not to recommend a sentence of death. 1 The victim 1 At the time, the death penalty could be…