Akins v. State

Aundra R. Akins argues that his life sentence without the possibility of parole for attempted murder is unconstitutional under Graham v. Florida, — U.S.-, 130 S.Ct. 2011, 176 L.Ed.2d- 825 (2010), which held that juvenile offenders may not be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for a nonhomicide crime. Id. at 2030. Because appellant was 14 when he *1174attempted first-degree murder, appellant’s life sentence with no possibility of parole for the attempt is illegal under Graham. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for resentencing.

In 1993, an indictment charged appellant with…