Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1999

Seay v. State

Seay v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided February 3, 1999 · Altenbernd, Green, Salcines
728 So. 2d 1181; 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 936; 1999 WL 44066 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Seay v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Shawn Seay challenges his conviction and sentence as a career criminal for an offense occurring on January 6,1996. We affirm the conviction and reverse for resentencing pursuant to Thompson v. State, 708 So.2d 315 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998).

In Thompson, this court held that chapter 95-182, Laws of Florida, which created career criminal sentencing, is unconstitutional because it violates the single subject rule. Accordingly, based on Thompson, we reverse Seay’s violent career criminal sentence and remand for resentencing. Our resolution of this matter makes it unnecessary to address the other sentencing issues.

Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.

ALTENBERND, AC.J., and GREEN and SALCINES, JJ., Concur.

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