Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2014

Giancarlo Cameron v. State

Giancarlo Cameron v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided August 6, 2014 · Taylor, Levine, Klingensmith
144 So. 3d 631; 2014 WL 3843157; 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 12022 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

Giancarlo Cameron v. State

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See Guzman v. State, 110 So.3d 480 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013). We certify conflict with Thomas v. State, 78 So.3d 644 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011), and certify the following questions to the Florida Supreme Court:

1. DOES GRAHAM V. FLORIDA, 560 U.S. 48, 130 S.Ct. 2011, 176 L.Ed.2d 825 (2010), APPLY TO LENGTHY TERM-OF-YEARS SENTENCES THAT AMOUNT TO DE FACTO LIFE SENTENCES?
2. IF SO, AT WHAT POINT DOES A TERM-OF-YEARS SENTENCE BECOME A DE FACTO LIFE SENTENCE?

Affirmed; conflict certified; questions certified.

TAYLOR, LEVINE and KLINGENSMITH, JJ., concur.

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