Walker v. State

137 So. 3d 464, 2014 WL 1031472, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 3914
Procedural entryThis page is a short order in Walker v. State. Read the opinion of the Court — 65 So. 3d 530
District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided March 19, 2014·No. No. 4D09-4361·Published

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

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.

WARNER, FORST and KLINGENSMITH, JJ., concur.

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Related

Thomas v. State
78 So. 3d 644 (District Court of Appeal of Florida, 2011)
Guzman v. State
110 So. 3d 480 (District Court of Appeal of Florida, 2013)