ADRIAN ANTWON EVANS
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 6th DCA | 2026-06-26
No. 2025-2105
Leach, J., Stargel, J., Kamoutsas, J., Pratt, J.
2026 FL 7983 Florida District Court of Appeal, Sixth District (2026)

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Holding

A sentence of life imprisonment is sufficiently definite and constitutes a valid sentence under Florida law.


Headnotes

[1] A sentence of life imprisonment prescribed by the Legislature is sufficiently definite and constitutes a valid sentence under Florida law.

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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 in affirming the life sentence

Facts & Procedural History

Adrian Antwon Evans appealed from a judgment in Orange County Circuit Court imposing a sentence of life imprisonment.…

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Opinion of the Court

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 6D2025-2105 Lower Tribunal No. 2005-CF-001289-A-O

ADRIAN ANTWON EVANS, Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.

Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Orange County. Barbara J. Leach, Judge.

June 26, 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.").

STARGEL, KAMOUTSAS and PRATT, JJ., concur.

Adrian Antwon Evans, Avon Park, pro se.

No Appearance for Appellee.


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