Robert E. Rowles v. State of Florida

Summary

The Sixth District Court of Appeal of Florida affirmed the Lee County Circuit Court's decision in an appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2). The court cited Ratliff v. State for the principle that a sentence of life imprisonment means imprisonment for the remainder of the defendant's life.

Holdings

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

Questions Presented

1. Whether the challenged circuit-court disposition should be affirmed in light of the rule that a sentence of life imprisonment requires imprisonment for the remainder of the defendant's life and is sufficiently definite to be understood and applied.

Disposition

affirmed