Legal Opinion

Alvarez v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 12, 1977No. 76-2236PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Per curiam

Affirmed on the. authority of Harper v. State, 306 So.2d 141 (Fla. 4th DCA 1975); Holley v. State, 306 So.2d 561 (Fla. 4th DCA 1975), and Battle v. State, 338 So.2d 1107 (Fla.3d DCA 1976).

The following determinative question passed on in this case, as indicated in the special concurrence, is certified to the Supreme Court of Florida.as being of great public interest:

IS A SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT FOR A TERM OF YEARS GREATER THAN THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THE SENTENCED PERSON LAWFUL UNDER SECTION 813.011, FLORIDA STATUTES (1973) AND SECTION 812.13, FLORIDA STATUTES (1975)?

AFFIRMED.

ALDERMAN, C. J.,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Battle v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
  2. Harper v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
  3. Holley v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Alvarez v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1978
  2. Payne v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
  3. Payne v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1978

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