SASHTRI A. HARNANAN
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 satisfies constitutional requirements, as the Legislature's prescription of such a sentence dem…
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Court's citation to Ratliff v. State in support of affirming the life sentence
Sashtri A. Harnanan was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in Orange County Circuit Court.…
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SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
Case No. 6D2025-0585 Lower Tribunal No. 1997-CF-008891-C-O
SASHTRI A. HARNANAN, Appellant,
V.
STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.
Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Orange County. John E. Jordan, Judge.
August 28, 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, WOZNIAK and PRATT, JJ., concur.
Sashtri A. Harnanan, Blountstown, pro se.
No Appearance for Appellee.