Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2014

Figueroa v. State

Figueroa v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided June 6, 2014 · Crenshaw, Kelly, Wallace
139 So. 3d 964; 2014 WL 2766759; 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 8621 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

Figueroa v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Juan D. Figueroa appeals the order denying his motion to set aside or correct illegal sentence filed under Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a) and 3.850(b)(2). In his motion, Figueroa correctly argued that his mandatory life sentence without parole for first-degree felony murder is illegal under Miller v. Alabama, - U.S. -, -, 132 S.Ct. 2455, 2469, 183 L.Ed.2d 407 (2012), because he was a minor at the time of the offense. Accordingly, we reverse the postconviction court’s order denying Figueroa’s motion and remand for further proceedings consistent with Toye v. State, 133 So.3d 540 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014).

Reversed and remanded.

KELLY, WALLACE, and CRENSHAW, JJ., Concur.

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