Legal Opinion

KEVIN CUTTS v. STATE OF FLORIDA

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 5, 2017No. 4D16-2547PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWarner, J.

Appellant, who was a juvenile when he committed murder, appeals his life sentence, entered upon resentencing pursuant to Falcon v. State, 162 So.3d 954, 963-64 (Fla. 2015). He contends that his sentence violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. In formulating his sentence, the trial court made express findings in accordance with section 921.1401, Florida Statutes (2016), and we affirm. We remand, however, for the trial court to reduce to -writing its reasons for the sentence.

Appellant Kevin Cutts was charged by indictment with first degree murder and armed…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  2. State of Florida v. Anthony Duwayne Horsley, Jr.Supreme Court of Florida · 2015
  3. State of Iowa v. Desirae Monique PearsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 2013
  4. Rebecca Lee Falcon v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2015

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. KEVIN NELMS v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019
  2. BROOKS JOHN BELLAY v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019
  3. Brown v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
  4. LABRONX BAILEY v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019
  5. LABRONX BAILEY v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019

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