JERRIE M. BAIST
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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A sentence of life imprisonment is sufficiently definite so that it can be understood and applied.
[1] A sentence of life imprisonment is sufficiently definite to satisfy requirements that a sentence be capable of being understood and applied.
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Court citing Ratliff v. State, 914 So. 2d 938, 940 (Fla. 2005)
Jerrie M. Baist appealed a life sentence imposed by the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County.…
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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida
Opinion filed June 4, 2025. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D25-0484 Lower Tribunal No. F94-26476 ________________
Jerrie M. Baist, Appellant,
vs.
State of Florida, Appellee.
An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Christine Hernandez, Judge.
Jerrie M. Baist, in proper person.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, for appellee.
Before GORDO, BOKOR and GOODEN, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
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As the Florida Supreme Court, this court, and numerous courts of this state have held, a sentence of life imprisonment is “sufficiently definite so that it can be understood and applied.” Ratliff v. State, 914 So. 2d 938, 940 (Fla. 2005); see also Holmes v. State, 245 So. 3d 857, 858 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018) (applying Ratliff in affirming a life sentence).
Affirmed.
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- Ratliff v. State, 914 So. 2d 938 (Fla. 2005)
- Holmes v. State, 245 So. 3d 857 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018)