Monroe v. State

In this direct appeal, Ralph Monroe challenges his judgment and sentence for capital sexual battery on a child under 12 years of age by a defendant 18 years of age or older and lewd or lascivious molestation on a child under 12 years of age by a defendant 18 years of age or older. The trial court designated Monroe a sexual predator and sentenced him to a mandatory life sentence without parole for capital sexual battery and to 40 years’ incarceration for lewd or lascivious molestation.

We affirm Monroe’s judgment and sentence and write to explain our reasoning on two issues: (1) whether the…