Tindall v. State
138 So. 3d 545, 2014 WL 1686467, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 6210
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
DecidedApril 30, 2014
DocketNo. 4D12-2324
StatusPublished
Cited by1 cases
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Tindall v. State, 138 So. 3d 545, 2014 WL 1686467, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 6210 (Fla. Ct. App. 2014).
Opinion
Affirmed. See Guzman v. State, 110 So.3d 480 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013). We certify conflict with Thomas v. State, 78 So.3d 644 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011), and certify the following questions to the Florida Supreme Court:
1. DOES GRAHAM V. FLORIDA, 560 U.S. 48, 130 S.Ct. 2011, 176 L.Ed.2d 825 (2010), APPLY TO LENGTHY TERM-OF-YEARS SENTENCES THAT AMOUNT TO DE FACTO LIFE SENTENCES?
2. IF SO, AT WHAT POINT DOES A TERM-OF-YEARS SENTENCE BECOME A DE FACTO LIFE SENTENCE?
Affirmed; conflict certified; questions certified.
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