Lace Melitta Heflin v. State of Florida

Summary

The Sixth District Court of Appeal of Florida affirmed the circuit court's ruling in Lace Melitta Heflin's appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2). The court relied on Ratliff v. State to conclude that a sentence of life imprisonment means imprisonment for the remainder of the defendant's life.

Holdings

1. A sentence of life imprisonment means that the defendant remains in prison for the rest of the defendant's life, and the term "life" is sufficiently definite to be understood and applied.

Questions Presented

1. Whether a sentence of life imprisonment is sufficiently definite and means that the defendant remains incarcerated for the rest of the defendant's life.

Disposition

affirmed