Treacy v. Lamberti

Petitioner, a juvenile, is charged with attempted first degree premeditated murder with a deadly weapon, a life felony. In this petition for writ of habeas corpus, he contends that Graham v. Florida, - U.S. -, 130 S.Ct. 2011, 176 L.Ed.2d 825 (2010), entitles him to bond as a matter of right. We reject this argument and deny the petition.

In Graham, the Supreme Court held that the “Constitution prohibits the imposition of a life without parole sentence on a juvenile offender who did not commit homicide.” 130 S.Ct. at 2034. The Florida legislature has not enacted a parole system that would…