BILLY BELEFONTE BRADY, JR.
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 6th DCA | 2026-07-17
No. 2023-3529
Calderon, J., Traver, C.J., Nardella, J., Smith, J.
2026 FL 9108 Florida District Court of Appeal, Sixth District (2026)

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Holding

A fifty-year sentence does not constitute a life sentence or functional equivalent of a life sentence.


Headnotes

[1] A fifty-year sentence does not constitute a life sentence or functional equivalent of a life sentence for purposes of sentencing review.

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Facts & Procedural History

Billy Belefonte Brady, Jr. was sentenced to fifty years in two criminal cases (1995-CF-000446-A-O and 1995-CF-001373-A-O) in Orange County Circuit Cou…

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Opinion of the Court

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 6D2023-3529 Lower Tribunal Nos. 1995-CF-000446-A-O and 1995-CF-001373-A-O

BILLY BELEFONTE BRADY, JR.,

Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee.

Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Orange County. Luis F. Calderon, Judge.

July 17, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See McArthur v. State, 313 So. 3d 244, 245 (Fla. 1st DCA 2021) (holding that Appellant's fifty-year sentence was not a life sentence or functional equivalent of a life sentence).

TRAVER, C.J., and NARDELLA and SMITH, JJ., concur.

Michael Ufferman, of Michael Ufferman Law Firm, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellant.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Deborah A. Chance, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


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