Enriquez v. State

Full title: Jose ENRIQUEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Nov 10, 2004

885 So. 2d 892 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

Opinion

No. 3D04-2023.

September 9, 2004. Rehearing Denied November 10, 2004.

An appeal under Fla.R.App.P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Henry Leyte-Vidal, Judge.

Jose Enriquez, in proper person.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, for appellee.

Before COPE, GERSTEN and GREEN, JJ.

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) ("We also reject petitioner's contention that the statute is unconstitutionally vague and indefinite. 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.") (footnote omitted); Lopez v. State, 881 So.2d 36 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004).