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LINDA PEDROZA v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Citation: 244 So. 3d 1128Docket: 17-2151
Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida; May 30, 2018; Florida; State Appellate Court
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Linda Pedroza appeals the denial of her Rule 3.800(a) motion to correct her forty-year sentence for a second-degree murder conviction, which was imposed when she was a juvenile for killing her mother. The court found that she did not demonstrate that her sentence violates the Eighth Amendment or cite any binding Florida Supreme Court decision that mandates resentencing. The appeal referenced recent Florida Supreme Court cases, noting they involved state concessions of error and did not apply to Pedroza's situation. The court affirmed the lower court's decision, referencing the case Hart v. State, and certified conflict with several other appellate decisions, indicating differing interpretations on similar issues. The ruling is not final pending any timely filed motion for rehearing.