Tampa Bay man released from life sentence, set free pending review
Freed from a life sentence for a murder he committed when he was 16, recent court rulings put Kyle Moranâs liberty in jeopardy.
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TAMPA â Kyle Moran will not need to return to jail, at least for now.
Weeks after an appeals court decision overturned a judgeâs ruling that set Moran free from a life sentence for murder, prosecutors and defense attorneys have agreed that he has served enough time to qualify for a 25-year review of his sentence.
In a brief court hearing Thursday morning, Hillsborough Circuit Judge Kimberly Fernandez affirmed that Moran can remain free on probation pending that review. The next hearing in the case is set for August.
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Kyle Moran has served enough time. Nothing is gained by sending him back to prison.
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Kyle Moran poses for a portrait in Tampa on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. Only a few years since freed from prison, Moran may need to return. He was sentenced to life in prison at 16 after shooting a man during an attempted armed robbery. In 2018 the U.S. Supreme Court found it unconstitutional for juveniles to face life sentences so Moran was released after serving 24 years in prison, but the state recently appealed his re-sentencing was unconstitutional and he may need to return. [ IVY CEBALLO | Times ]
Two years after reprieve, Tampa court orders man back to jail
Kyle Moran will have to return to jail, a judge said Tuesday. In two years, he built a life after decades in prison.
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Kyle Moran poses for a portrait in Tampa on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. Only a few years since he was freed from prison, Moran may need to return. He was sentenced to life in prison at 16 after shooting a man during an attempted armed robbery. In 2018 the U.S. Supreme Court found it unconstitutional for juveniles to face life sentences so Moran was released after serving 24 years in prison, but the state recently appealed, saying his re-sentencing was unconstitutional. [ IVY CEBALLO | Times ]
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