(b) Time for Filing. An application for sentence review may not be filed until the juvenile offender becomes eligible pursuant to section 921.1402(2), Florida Statutes. A juvenile offender becomes eligible:
(2) after 20 years, if the juvenile offender is sentenced to a term of 20 years or more under section 775.082(3)(c), Florida Statutes; or
(3) after 15 years, if the juvenile offender is sentenced to a term of more than 15 years under sections 775.082(1)(b)2., 775.082(3)(a)5.b., or 775.082(3)(b)2.b., Florida Statutes.
(B) the offense for which the juvenile offender was sentenced;
(C) the sentence imposed; and
(B) whether the juvenile offender remains at the same level of risk to society as he or she did at the time of the initial sentencing;
(C) the opinion of the victim or the victim’s next of kin;
(D) whether the juvenile offender was a relatively minor participant in the criminal offense or acted under extreme duress or the domination of another person;
(E) whether the juvenile offender has shown sincere and sustained remorse for the criminal offense;
(F) whether the juvenile offender’s age, maturity, and psychological development at the time of the offense affected his or her behavior;
(G) whether the juvenile offender has successfully obtained a general educational development certificate or completed another educational, technical, work, vocational, or self-rehabilitation program, if such a program is available;
(H) whether the juvenile offender was a victim of sexual, physical, or emotional abuse before he or she committed the offense;
(I) the results of any mental health assessment, risk assessment, or evaluation of the juvenile offender as to rehabilitation; and
(J) any other factor the court deems appropriate.
(2) pursuant to section 921.1402(2)(d), Florida Statutes, the initial application was submitted by a juvenile offender sentenced to a term of 20 years or more under section 775.082(3)(c), Florida Statutes, and more than 10 years has elapsed since the initial sentence review hearing.
(g) Right to Counsel. A juvenile offender who is eligible for a sentence review hearing under section 921.1402(5), Florida Statutes, is entitled to be represented by counsel, and the court shall appoint a public defender to represent the juvenile offender if the juvenile offender cannot afford an attorney.
