ANNIE ROBINSON
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 is sufficiently definite under Florida law to constitute a valid criminal sentence.
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Court's citation to Ratliff v. State in support of affirming the life sentence
Annie Robinson appealed from a conviction in Orange County Circuit Court. The appeal concerns the validity of a life sentence imposed in the underlyin…
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SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
Case No. 6D2025-2063 Lower Tribunal No. 1990-CF-011725-A-O
ANNIE ROBINSON, Appellant,
V.
STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.
Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Orange County. Vincent S. Chiu, Judge.
May 22, 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, GANNAM and KAMOUTSAS, JJ., concur.
Annie Robinson, Ocala, pro se.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Rebecca Rock McGuigan, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.