Kelly J. McKibben

My deepest apologies. I was disrespectful and I just wanted to give my sincerest apologies to you.

A sentence of 90 years for an 18-year-old constitutes a form of cruel and unusual punishment that starkly contrasts with principles of justice and rehabilitation. At such a young age, an individual is still in the formative stages of development, with their identity, moral compass, and decision-making abilities not yet fully matured. Imposing a near-lifetime sentence on someone so young effectively condemns them to a life devoid of hope, opportunity for growth, and the possibility of reintegration into society. It disregards the potential for rehabilitation and ignores the fundamental belief that people, especially those as young as 18, can change and should be given the chance to demonstrate that change. Such a harsh sentence not only devastates the individual but also raises serious ethical and legal questions about the fairness of a justice system that opts for punitive measures over restorative ones. Not only is the above true but the attorney that represented my son, committed suicide and was also sentenced for DUI a year prior to sentencing my son. The attorney was leaving a strip club and pulled over for DUI (only charge guilty) the other charges were hasish, cocaine, gun in commission of felony and then the same attorney violated. Had this attorney, reported this unethical behavior to the bar I would have never hired him. Instead he lied, as he did with the Florida Supreme Court, promising my son, a youthful offender charge and a 6 year sentence to plea. This same judge sentenced that attorney and should have reported him to the Florida Bar. Shame on you! 90 years is so cruel for an 18 year old. How you sleep with yourself is sad. At 17 it’s considered cruel and unusual punishment but one year later it is not. I’m not sure how many people this has been done to but it’s Barbaric.

This Judge has no respect for anyone's time in her court room. She is routinely late to Court. She is unable to run her schedule effectively.