Edwards v. State

Leonard Edwards appeals the order summarily denying his motion for postcon-viction relief filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850(b)(2). We reverse and remand for resentencing.

A jury convicted Edwards of rape in 1972, and the trial court sentenced him to life imprisonment. Edwards alleged in his sworn rule 3.850 motion that because he was sixteen years old when he committed his crime, his life sentence is illegal under Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460, 132 S.Ct. 2455, 183 L.Ed.2d 407 (2012), and Horsley v. State, 160 So.3d 393 (Fla. 2015). Relying on McPherson v. State, 138 So.3d…