ROBERT EDWARD LOVELAND
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 affirmance
Robert Edward Loveland was convicted in Lee County Circuit Court and received a life sentence. He appealed the judgment.…
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SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
Case No. 6D2025-0884 Lower Tribunal Nos. 2014-CF-000331 and 2014-CF-014249
ROBERT EDWARD LOVELAND, Appellant,
V.
STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.
Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Lee County. Bruce Kyle, Judge.
June 5, 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 SMITH, JJ., concur.
Robert Edward Loveland, Punta Gorda, pro se.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Marilyn Frances Muir, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.