If convicted, how would Aiden Fucci be sentenced?

JACKSONVILLE, Florida— The video above is from an earlier, related report.

Aiden Fucci’s first-degree murder trial begins Monday. The teenager is accused of stabbing his classmate, 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey.

Since Fucci is a juvenile, you might be wondering what his sentencing might look like if he is convicted. A first-degree murder conviction in Florida carries either the death penalty or life imprisonment. Since there is no parole in Florida, “life in prison” means a person’s entire life.

Since Aiden Fucci is a juvenile, he cannot be sentenced to death.

Nor can he be automatically sentenced to life imprisonment. Florida law states that juveniles convicted of first-degree murder are entitled to a hearing. At this hearing, the judge must consider 10 potentially mitigating factors, including the nature of the crime, the impact of the crime on the victim’s family and community, the defendant’s upbringing, criminal history, and opportunities for rehabilitation.

If the judge decides a life sentence Is appropriately, he would sentence Fucci to life imprisonment.

If the judge decides a life sentence not appropriately, he would have to sentence Fucci to at least 40 years in prison.

Regardless of the verdict, however, Fucci would quiet Eligible for criminal review after serving 25 years, at which point a judge might consider the possibility of a lighter sentence.

Regardless of whether he received 40 years or life imprisonment, he could potentially be released after 25 years.

Jury selection for Fucci’s trial begins February 6.

Bailey was murdered in the Durbin Crossing Neighborhood on May 9, 2021. She was stabbed 114 times.

The brutality of the case, coupled with Fucci’s sinister post-crime reaction — posting Snapchats from the back of a squad car — brought national attention to the crime.