ROBERTO VALDES
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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A sentence of life imprisonment is sufficiently definite under the Constitution and does not violate principles against indefinite punishment.
[1] A sentence of life imprisonment prescribed by the Legislature is sufficiently definite under constitutional law and does not violate prohibitions against indefinite punis…
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence“The 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. There is nothing indefinite about such a sentence.”
Court's reasoning citing Ratliff v. State, 914 So. 2d 938, 940 (Fla. 2005)
Roberto Valdes appealed a judgment from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County imposing a life sentence. The appeal challenged the constitutionality …
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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida
Opinion filed December 3, 2025. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D25-1342 Lower Tribunal No. F82-27694 ________________
Roberto Valdes, Appellant,
vs.
State of Florida, Appellee.
An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Cristina Miranda, Judge.
Roberto Valdes, in proper person.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Daniel Colmenares and Haccord Curry, Assistant Attorneys General, for appellee.
Before EMAS, and MILLER, and BOKOR, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
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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. There is nothing indefinite about such a sentence.”).