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Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2005

Lopez v. State

Lopez v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided March 16, 2005 · Cope, Gersten, Green
895 So. 2d 1282; 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 3534; 2005 WL 602900 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Lopez v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

A life sentence is not impermissible “indefinite imprisonment” for purposes of Article I, Section 17 of the Florida Constitution. See Alvarez v. State, 358 So.2d 10, 12 (Fla. 1978) (“Although no person can predict the maximum length of time which can be served by a prisoner under a sentence of life, this in itself does not render a life sentence impermissibly indefinite.”).

Affirmed.

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