Anthony Davis, of South Florida, was given a life sentenced in 1982 for armed robberies.
as a free man—but today, he is finally out of jail, after spending over 40 years behind bar.
Back in 1982, Davis was sentenced as an adult, despite the fact that he was only 14 at the time he committed the armed robberies and 15 at the time he received his life sentence.A row of prison cells. Newsweek has reported that 55-year-old Anthony Davis was released after 41 years in prison.Talking to WSVN's Karen Hensel on his first day out of jail, Davis said he had a hard time adapting to life in prison.
He had spent most of his life behind bars by 2010, when the opportunity to be released from jail came about. That year, theruled in Graham v. Florida that life sentences without parole were unconstitutional for juveniles who did not commit murder. The Court called life without parole"an especially harsh punishment for a juvenile [...] A 16-year-old and a 75-year-old each sentenced to life without parole receive the same punishment in name only."
"I'm not saying I'm no angel. I did wrong, OK? But I ain't do nothing to kill anybody. I've just made mistakes. I was a kid," Davis told WSVN.
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