Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2003

Winkler v. State

Winkler v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided April 11, 2003 · Fulmer, Northcutt, Whatley
842 So. 2d 269; 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 4893; 2003 WL 1856427 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Winkler v. State

Opinion of the Court

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

James Joseph Winkler challenges the denial of his motion to correct illegal sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). He argues that his sentence as a prison releasee reof-fender is illegal based on Taylor v. State, 818 So.2d 544 (Fla. 2d DCA), review dismissed, 821 So.2d 302 (Fla. 2002). Taylor held that chapter 99-188, Laws of Florida, was unconstitutional on single subject grounds. Chapter 99-188 contained an amendment to the Prison Releasee Reof-fender Punishment Act broadening the definition of a prison releasee reoffender to include a defendant who commits a listed offense while he is serving a prison sentence or is on escape status. See ch. 99-188, § 2. Winkler’s claim is insufficient because he has not alleged that he was affected by this amendment and that he could not have been sentenced as a prison releasee reoffender pursuant to the statute as it existed prior to the enactment of chapter 99-188. See Bush v. State, 823 So.2d 833 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002) (holding that the validly enacted statutes' in effect prior to the enactment of chapter 99-188 control sentencing).

Affirmed.

FULMER and WHATLEY, JJ., Concur.

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