Miller v. Florida

At the time petitioner committed the crime for which he was convicted, Florida’s sentencing guidelines would have resulted in a presumptive sentence of 314 to 414 years’ imprisonment. At the time petitioner was sentenced, the revised guidelines called for a presumptive sentence of 514 to 7 years in prison. The trial court applied the guidelines in effect at the time of sentencing and imposed a 7-year sentence. The question presented is whether application of these amended guidelines in petitioner’s case is unconstitutional by virtue of the Ex Post Facto Clause.

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In 1983, the Florida…