Case Name: Jakaris TAYLOR, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2013-07-03
Citations: 117 So. 3d 844
Docket Number: Nos. 4D09-4703, 4D11-4559
Parties: Jakaris TAYLOR, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: MAY, GERBER and LEVINE, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 117
Pages: 844–844

Head Matter:
Jakaris TAYLOR, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Nos. 4D09-4703, 4D11-4559.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
July 3, 2013.
Bernard S. Fernandez, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Celia A. Terenzio, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. See Guzman v. State, 110 So.3d 480 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013). We certify conflict with Thomas v. State, 78 So.3d 644 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011), and certify the following questions to the Florida Supreme Court:
1. DOES Graham v. Florida, 560 U.S. 48, 130 S.Ct. 2011, 176 L.Ed.2d 825 (2010), APPLY TO LENGTHY TERM-OF-YEARS SENTENCES THAT AMOUNT TO DE FACTO LIFE SENTENCES?
2. IF SO, AT WHAT POINT DOES A TERM-OF-YEARS SENTENCE BECOME A DE FACTO LIFE SENTENCE?
Affh-med; conflict certified; questions certified.
MAY, GERBER and LEVINE, JJ., concur.