Juan Mendez, Jr. v. State of Florida

Opinion

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________

Case No. 6D2026-0185 Lower Tribunal No. 2007-CF-000262 _____________________________

JUAN MENDEZ, JR.,

Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee.

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Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Lee County. Nicholas Thompson, Judge.

May 8, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Ratliff v. State, 914 So. 2d 938, 940 (Fla. 2005) (“[T]he 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.”).

STARGEL, NARDELLA and PRATT, JJ., concur.

Juan Mendez, Jr., Punta Gorda, pro se.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Cerese Crawford Taylor, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED