Williams v. State, 740 So. 2d 3

PATTERSON, Judge.

Henry Williams appeals from his sentence as a violent ‍​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‍career criminal for an offense occurring on November 27, 1996. In Thompson v. State, 708 So.2d 315 (Fla. 2d DCA), review granted, 717 So.2d ‍​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‍538 (Fla.1998), this court held that chapter 95-182, Laws of Florida, which created violent career criminal sentencing, is unconstitutional as ‍​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‍a violation of the single subject rule. Thus, based on Thompson, we reverse Williams’ violent career criminal sentence and remand ‍​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‍for resentencing in accordance with the valid laws in effect at the time of Williams’ sentencing on October 1,1997.

Reversed ‍​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‍and remanded.

PARKER, C.J., and DANAHY, PAUL W., (Senior) Judge, Concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Williams v. State

Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida

Date Published: Jan 20, 1999

Citations: 740 So. 2d 3; 1999 WL 17662; 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 308; No. 97-04516

Docket Number: No. 97-04516

Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.