# Peterson v. State

> District Court of Appeal of Florida · June 10, 2016 · 193 So. 3d 1034

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/4858138

## Case

- **Full name:** Floyd W. PETERSON v. STATE of Florida
- **Court:** District Court of Appeal of Florida
- **Decided:** June 10, 2016
- **Citations:** 193 So. 3d 1034; 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 8912; 2016 WL 3199418
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurring in part by Berger
- **Judges:** Berger, Lambert, Torpy
- **Cited by:** 11 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- reversing a juvenile offender’s fifty-six-year prison sentence for a nonhomicide offense

## Opinion text

BERGER, J.,
concurring in part; and dissenting in part.
I agree with the majority decision to certify questions of great public importance. However, because I cannot conclude that Peterson’s fifty-six year prison sentence constitutes a de facto life sentence, I respectfully dissent.

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