LARRY ROGERS v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Larry Rogers timely appeals the trial court’s order denying his rule 3.800(a) motion, where he alleged that his sentence is unconstitutional under Graham v. Florida, 560 U.S. 48, 130 S.Ct. 2011, 176 L.Ed.2d 825 (2010). We affirm, because Rogers has not shown a violation of the Eighth Amendment under Graham.

In 1972, Rogers was convicted of robbery, an offense he committed at the age of seventeen. He was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole. After spending seven years in prison, Rogers was released on parole. Rogers was rein-carcerated in 1979 when he violated his parole…