Kendrick v. State

LaROSE, Judge.

Reginald Kendrick appeals the order denying his motion filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). We affirm but certify a question of great public importance.

In his motion, Mr. Kendrick argued that because he was a juvenile at the time he committed second-degree murder, his life sentence for the offense was illegal under Miller v. Alabama, 132 S.Ct. 2455, 2475 (2012) (holding that the Eighth Amendment prohibits mandatory life sentences without the possibility of parole for juveniles who commit homicide). The postcon-viction court correctly denied Mr. Kendrick’s…