JOHNSON v. CROSBY

No. 3D05-387.

897 So.2d 546 (2005)

Antonio JOHNSON, Appellant, v. James V. CROSBY, Jr., Sec Fl. Dept. of Corr. etc., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied April 15, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Antonio Johnson, in proper person.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, for appellee.

Before SHEPHERD and SUAREZ, JJ., and SCHWARTZ, Senior Judge.


PER CURIAM.

A life sentence is not impermissible "indefinite imprisonment" for purposes of Article I, Section 17 of the Florida Constitution. See Alvarez v. State, 358 So.2d 10, 12 (Fla.1978) ("We also reject petitioner's contention that the statute is unconstitutionally vague and indefinite. Although no person can predict the maximum length of time which can be served by a prisoner under a sentence of life, this in itself...

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