Robert Edward Loveland v. State of Florida

Opinion

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

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Case No. 6D2025-0884

Lower Tribunal Nos. 2014-CF-000331 and 2014-CF-014249

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ROBERT EDWARD LOVELAND,

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.

Bruce Kyle, Judge.

June 5, 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.”). NARDELLA, WHITE and SMITH, JJ., concur.

Robert Edward Loveland, Punta Gorda, pro se.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Marilyn Frances Muir, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

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