Gaines v. State
Gaines v. State
816 So. 2d 648; 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 1314; 2001 WL 120122
(Southern Reporter, Second Series)
Cases that cite this one
2 later published cases cite this decision.
- Stabile v. State (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)
- State v. Gtech Corp. (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)
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Opinion of the Court
The appellant’s sentence is affirmed. See Knight v. State, 791 So.2d 490 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000), pet. for review pending, No. SC-001987; Brown v. State, 24 Fla. L. Weekly D2753, — So.2d -, 1999 WL 1112715 (Fla. 1st DCA Dec.8, 1999). Nevertheless, consistent with our certification in Knight, we certify the following question to the supreme court as a question of great public importance:
DOES SECTION 775.082(8)(A)2A, FLORIDA STATUTES (1997), WHICH MANDATES A LIFE SENTENCE FOR PRISON RELEASEE REOF-FENDERS WHO COMMIT “A FELONY PUNISHABLE BY LIFE,” APPLY BOTH TO LIFE FELONIES AND FIRST DEGREE FELONIES PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR A TERM OF YEARS NOT EXCEEDING LIFE?
AFFIRMED.
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