Anthony Sanchez v. State of Florida

• Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida
• Decided: July 2, 2025
• Docket: 3D2025-0652
• Status: Published

Opinion

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Opinion filed July 2, 2025. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

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No. 3D25-0652 Lower Tribunal No. F09-32944 ________________

Anthony Sanchez, Appellant,

vs.

State of Florida, Appellee.

An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Ramiro C. Areces, Judge.

Anthony Sanchez, in proper person.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Haccord J. Curry, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before SCALES, C.J., and EMAS and GOODEN, JJ.

PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See Ratliff v. State, 914 So. 2d 938, 940 (Fla. 2005) (“[A]ny

sentence, even one of a short duration, can potentially exceed a defendant’s

life span. The fact that the judicial system has no way of knowing how long

the defendant will live and therefore cannot know how long the defendant

will be incarcerated does not render a life sentence unconstitutionally

indefinite. It is abundantly clear that the Legislature, by prescribing a

sentence of life imprisonment, intends that the defendant remain in prison

for the rest of his life. The term ‘life’ is sufficiently definite so that it can be

understood and applied.” (internal citations omitted)); Alvarez v. State, 358

So. 2d 10, 12 (Fla. 1978) (“We reject the notion that an individual’s life

expectancy should be used, or was intended by the Legislature to be used,

to mark the longest term which a particular defendant should serve. Any

sentence, no matter how short, may eventually extend beyond the life of a

prisoner.”); Simmons v. State, No. 3D25-0655, 2025 WL 1700091, at *1 (Fla.

3d DCA June 18, 2025); Alvarez v. State, No. 3D25-0533, 2025 WL

1509636, at *1 (Fla. 3d DCA May 28, 2025); Jimenez-Solano v. State, No.

3D25-374, 2025 WL 1509570, at *1 (Fla. 3d DCA May 28, 2025); Lemon v.

State, No. 3D25-0535, 2025 WL 1450561, at *1 (Fla. 3d DCA May 21, 2025);

Padgett v. State, No. 3D25-0349, 2025 WL 1172840, at *1 (Fla. 3d DCA Apr.

23, 2025); Holmes v. State, 245 So. 3d 857, 858 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018);

2 Johnson v. Crosby, 897 So. 2d 546, 547 (Fla. 3d DCA 2005); Lopez v. State,

895 So. 2d 1282, 1282 (Fla. 3d DCA 2005); Enriquez v. State, 885 So. 2d

892, 892 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004).