Bucknor v. State
Bucknor v. State
138 So. 3d 546; 2014 WL 1686466; 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 6211
(Southern Reporter, Third Series)
Cases that cite this one
1 later published case cites this decision.
- Herbert Michel v. State (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)
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Opinion of the Court
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.
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