Joe Harris Sullivan
Petitioner
Joe Harris Sullivan was arrested in 1989 at the age of 13 and indicted as an adult for the rape and robbery of a 72-year-old woman in Florida. After a one-day trial, he was convicted by a six-person jury of two counts of sexual battery, two counts of burglary of a dwelling, and one count of grand theft. Presentencing reports noted that Sullivan had committed 17 criminal offenses in the two years prior to the rape, including several serious felonies. Based on his past history and the severity of his crimes, Sullivan was sentenced to life imprisonment with no possibility…
