KENTHADDEUS TAYLOR
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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A sentence of life imprisonment is sufficiently definite and requires the defendant to remain in prison for the rest of his life.
[1] A sentence of life imprisonment is sufficiently definite under law and requires the defendant to remain incarcerated for the remainder of his natural life.
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Court's citation to Ratliff v. State in support of affirming the life sentence
Kenthaddeus Taylor was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in Orange County Circuit Court.…
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SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
Case No. 6D2025-2165 Lower Tribunal No. 2002-CF-010704-B-O
KENTHADDEUS TAYLOR, Appellant,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.
Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Orange County. Barbara J. Leach, Judge.
May 8, 2026
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See Ratliff v. State, 914 So. 2d 938, 940 (Fla. 2005) (“[T]he Legislature, by prescribing a sentence of life imprisonment, intends that the defendant remain in prison for the rest of his life. The term 'life' is sufficiently definite so that it can be understood and applied.").
NARDELLA, SMITH and PRATT, JJ., concur.
Kenthaddeus Taylor, Arcadia, pro se.
No Appearance for Appellee.