CHARLEMAGNE v. STATE

No. 5D14-2046.

168 So.3d 245 (2015)

Marcellus JB CHARLEMAGNE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied July 14, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dane K. Chase , of Chase Law Florida, P.A., Saint Petersburg, for Appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Kellie A. Nielan , Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


In this direct appeal, Appellant raises two issues: (1) a prosecutor's closing arguments require a new trial and (2) section 775.087, Florida Statutes (2014), commonly known as the 10/20/Life statute, is unconstitutional as applied because it amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. Appellant failed to object to the majority of the prosecutor...

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