EDGAR E. OLIVER
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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A sentence of life imprisonment is sufficiently definite and constitutes a valid sentence under Florida law.
[1] A sentence of life imprisonment prescribed by the Legislature is sufficiently definite as a matter of law and constitutes a valid sentence.
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Court's citation to Ratliff v. State in support of affirming the life sentence
Edgar E. Oliver appealed from a judgment in a criminal case from Collier County Circuit Court. The appeal concerns the validity of a life sentence imp…
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SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
Case No. 6D2025-2562 Lower Tribunal No. 1975-CF-000107
EDGAR E. OLIVER,
Appellant,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Appellee.
Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Collier County. Joseph G. Foster, Judge.
May 1, 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, WHITE and PRATT, JJ., concur.
Edgar E. Oliver, Bushnell, pro se.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Marilyn Frances Muir, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.