B.M. writing from Florida
Portrait submitted by B.M.
“There’s no parole in Florida, so a life sentence is a death sentence.”
Location
Miami-Dade County, FL
Crime of Conviction
Murder; Battery; Armed Robbery.
Year of Conviction
1999
At age 20, B.M. was accused of being a translator for the Boobie Boys Gang, who were caught in a home invasion. Someone claimed that B.M. was the leader of the gang, and he was charged with murder in connection with the home invasion. B.M. has documents claiming that he is fully mentally incapacitated due to a neurological disease. As a result, his death sentenced was converted to a life sentence.
Procedural issues
Post-conviction, no parole eligibility.
Counsel
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