SIDNEY ABRAMS
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 6th DCA | 2026-05-08
No. 2025-1194
Weiss, J., Traver, C.J., Mize, J., Brownlee, J.
2026 FL 5426 Florida District Court of Appeal, Sixth District (2026)

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Holding

A sentence of life imprisonment is sufficiently definite and means the defendant must remain in prison for the rest of his life.


Key Quotes

“[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.”

Court's citation to Ratliff v. State, 914 So. 2d 938, 940 (Fla. 2005) in affirming the sentence

Facts & Procedural History

Sidney Abrams was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in Orange County. He appealed the sentence pro se.…

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Opinion of the Court

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 6D2025-1194 Lower Tribunal No. 2011-CF-007973-A-O

SIDNEY ABRAMS,

Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee.

Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Orange County. Kevin B. Weiss, 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.")

TRAVER, C.J., and MIZE and BROWNLEE, JJ., concur.

Sidney Abrams, Miami, pro se.

No Appearance for Appellee.


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