Legal Opinion

Montanez v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 10, 1999No. 99-2365PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

Ricardo Montanez appeals an order denying his motion to correct illegal sentence *1142under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). We affirm.

Defendant was convicted of escape and sentenced as a habitual violent felony offender (“HVFO”).1 The HVFO adjudication was vacated on account of State v. Johnson, 616 So.2d 1 (Fla.1993). See Montanez v. State, 616 So.2d 58 (Fla. 3d DCA 1992) (on rehearing). The Johnson decision held the 1989 amendments to the HVFO statute unconstitutional on account of a violation of Florida’s single subject rule. On remand, the trial court in 1993, resentenced…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  2. Hopping v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1998

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Montanez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000

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