SIMMONS v. STATE

No. 1D18-191.

274 So.3d 468 (2019)

Lester SIMMONS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied June 14, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andy Thomas , Public Defender, and Glen P. Gifford , Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, and Tabitha Herrera , Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


In 1967, Lester Simmons was convicted for the rape of an adult woman. He was fifteen years old when he committed the offense. Simmons pleaded guilty in exchange for the prosecutor's agreement not to recommend a sentence of death.1 The victim testified at the sentencing hearing that Simmons surreptitiously entered...

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