Juan Mendez, Jr. v. State of Florida

── Juan Mendez, Jr. v. State of Florida ── Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida Date: May 08, 2026 Category: General 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. _____________________________ 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