Shimeek GRIDINE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Florida District Court of Appeal
· May 29, 2012 · Docket No. 1D10-2517
93 So. 3d 360
Syllabus
Shimeek GRIDINE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. No. 1D10-2517. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. May 29, 2012. Rehearing Denied May 29, 2012. Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Gail E. Anderson, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Therese A. Savona, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.
Full Opinion (618 characters)
On Motion for Kehearing and Certification PER CURIAM. Having considered appellant’s motion for rehearing and certification, we deny the motion for rehearing but grant the motion to certify a question of great public importance to the Florida Supreme Court. We hereby certify the following question to be one of great public importance: DOES THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT DECISION IN Graham, v. Florida, — U.S.—, 130 S.Ct. 2011, 176 L.Ed.2d 825 (2010), PROHIBIT SENTENCING A FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD TO A PRISON SENTENCE OF SEVENTY YEARS FOR THE CRIME OF ATTEMPTED FIRST-DEGREE MURDER? WOLF, ROBERTS, and MAKAR, JJ., concur.
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