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ELLEY v. STATE

No. 46800.

316 So.2d 538 (1975)

Jim Edward ELLEY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

July 10, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Gardner, Public Defender, and Harold H. Moore and Steven H. Denman, Asst. Public Defenders, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Charles Corces, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

ENGLAND, Justice.

Appellant was indicted for first degree murder. He pled guilty to first degree murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment. At the plea conference he challenged the constitutionality of the sentencing statute which provides that he would not be eligible for parole for 25 years.1 Our jurisdiction is invoked under Article V, Section 3(b)(1) of the Florida Constitution (1972).

We held this sentencing statute constitutional...

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