Green v. State
Green v. State
Opinion of the Court
We have for review the decision in Green v. State, 733 So.2d 1159 (Fla. 5th DCA 1999), in which the Fifth District, as did the First District in Woods v. State, 740 So.2d 20 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999), upheld the constitutionality of the Prisoner Re-leasee Reoffender Act, section 775.082(8), Florida Statutes (1997)(the “Act”). We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const.
We recently approved the First District’s decision in Woods, holding that the Act, as properly interpreted by the First District, does not violate separation of powers, and rejecting other constitutional challenges to the Act. See State v. Cotton, Nos. SC94996 & SC95281, — So.2d -, 2000 WL 766521 (Fla. June 15, 2000). Accordingly, for the reasons expressed in Cotton, we approve the decision of the Fifth District in this case.
It is so ordered.
Dissenting Opinion
dissenting.
I dissent for the reasons stated in my dissent in State v. Cotton, Nos. SC94996 & SC95281, — So.2d -, 2000 WL 766521 (Fla. June 15, 2000).
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Jerry Lee GREEN v. STATE of Florida
- Status
- Published