Legal Opinion

State of Florida v. Budry Michel

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided July 12, 2018No. SC16-2187PublishedCited by 72 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPolston, J.

We review the decision of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in Michel v. State , 204 So.3d 101 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016), in which the Fourth District certified that its decision conflicts with the decisions of the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Stallings v. State , 198 So.3d 1081 (Fla. 5th DCA 2016), and Williams v. State , 198 So.3d 1084 (Fla. 5th DCA 2016). 1 We quash the Fourth District's decision in Michel and approve the Fifth District's decisions in Stallings and Williams to the extent that they are consistent with this opinion.

As explained below, we hold that juvenile offenders'…

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2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  2. Bousley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  3. Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  4. Atkins v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  5. Payne v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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3Cited by72 opinions

  1. Arthur O'Derrell Franklin v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2018
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  5. Burns v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019

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