MARY ANN WHITE
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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A sentence of life imprisonment is sufficiently definite and constitutionally valid.
[1] A sentence of life imprisonment is sufficiently definite under the law and constitutionally valid, as the Legislature's prescription of such a sentence demonstrates an in…
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence“[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 in support of affirming the life sentence
Mary Ann White was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in Polk County Circuit Court. She appealed the sentence.…
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SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
Case No. 6D2025-0462 Lower Tribunal No. 2010-CF-004276
MARY ANN WHITE,
Appellant,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Appellee.
Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Polk County.
J. Kevin Abdoney, Judge.
May 29, 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.").
WHITE, SMITH and BROWNLEE, JJ., concur.
Mary Ann White, Ocala, pro se.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Marilyn Frances Muir, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.