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Jordan v. State

Florida Court of Appeals, Third District
Oct 26, 2022
No. 3D22-1116 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Oct. 26, 2022)

Opinion

3D22-1116

10-26-2022

William Jordan, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee.

William Jordan, in proper person. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, for appellee.


Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County Lower Tribunal No. F96-5184, Tanya Brinkley, Judge.

William Jordan, in proper person.

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, for appellee.

Before LOGUE, MILLER and BOKOR, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

We affirm under the cases holding that a forty-year sentence is not the functional equivalent of a life sentence. Pedroza v. State, 291 So.3d 541, 549 (Fla. 2020); Moss v. State, 305 So.3d 730, 731 (Fla. 3d DCA 2020) (holding "a juvenile offender is only entitled to Eighth Amendment relief if he or she is serving a life sentence or the functional equivalent of a life sentence").

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Jordan v. State

Florida Court of Appeals, Third District
Oct 26, 2022
No. 3D22-1116 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Oct. 26, 2022)
Case details for

Jordan v. State

Case Details

Full title:William Jordan, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee.

Court:Florida Court of Appeals, Third District

Date published: Oct 26, 2022

Citations

No. 3D22-1116 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Oct. 26, 2022)