Robert E. Rowles v. State of Florida

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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Case No. 6D2025-2803
Lower Tribunal No. 2011-CF-014131
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ROBERT E. ROWLES,

Appellant,
v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee.
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Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Lee County.
Bruce Kyle, Judge.

June 5, 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.”).

SMITH, MIZE and KAMOUTSAS, JJ., concur.

Robert E. Rowles, Miami, 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