A state court has overturned the life sentence of a Jacksonville teen who was 16 when he robbed and stabbed a man to death in 2010. The 1st District Court of Appeal overturned the sentence last week because of a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that found life sentences without parole for juveniles were unconstitutional,…
Continue reading ›A ruling by a Jacksonville judge in a Jacksonville Juvenile murder case getting national attention has the Jacksonville sheriff reconsidering how his detectives interview juvenile defendants. The judge ruled last week that Cristian Fernandez did not understand he was waiving his right to an attorney during interrogations in the murder and Jacksonville sexual battery cases…
Continue reading ›The state will seek 35 years in prison for a 16-year-old Jacksonville boy who pleaded guilty last week to Jacksonville vehicular homicide charges in connection with the death of a 22-year-old hospital employee. Zachary Lambert was being chased by police about 3 a.m. after an officer saw him driving erratically, according to a report in…
Continue reading ›A United States Supreme Court ruling this week will pave the way for a resentencing in one of Jacksonville’s most notorious murder cases – the 1998 killing of 8-year-old Maddie Clifton. The high court last week shot down mandatory life sentences for juveniles convicted of first-degree murder – and there are differences of opinions locally…
Continue reading ›Prosecutors will have an interesting decision to make this week on 11 Fleming Island High School students charged with ransacking an unlocked home during Memorial Day weekend. All of the boys are 16 and 17, most of them football players at Fleming Island, according to a report in the Florida Times-Union. Most are charged with…
Continue reading ›The 70-year prison sentence of a Jacksonville teen found guilty of attempted first-degree murder when he was 14 was sent to the Florida Supreme Court this week for review. The case is being reviewed following last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that found sentencing juveniles to life in prison for crimes other than murder was…
Continue reading ›A girl who helped spray red paint into the eyes and nose of a historic and vaunted marble lion on the Bridge of Lions in St. Augustine will be on Florida probation until she’s 19. The girl, whose name was not released because she is a juvenile, will also have to complete 40 hours of…
Continue reading ›A 16-year-old boy trying to run from police finds himself in much deeper trouble now after he ran a red light and killed a 22-year-old driver. The teen, Zachary Lambert, is now charged with vehicular homicide, according to the Florida Times-Union. Vehicular homicide is a second degree felony in Florida and is punishable by up…
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