Legal Opinion

Hack v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided February 1, 2001No. SC95837Published

1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.

We have for review Hack v. State, 733 So.2d 598 (Fla. 5th DCA 1999), which expressly and directly conflicts with the opinion in State v. Cotton, 728 So.2d 251 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998), quashed, 769 So.2d 345 (Fla.2000). We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const.

Hack challenges his five-year prison sentence under the Prison Releasee Reof-fender Act1 (“the Act”) on several grounds, all of which have been addressed by other opinions of this Court. See Grant v. State, 770 So.2d 655 (Fla.2000) (rejecting an ex post facto challenge to the Act and holding that the Act violates neither the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. State v. CottonSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  2. Grant v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  3. State v. BeasleySupreme Court of Florida · 1991
  4. Ellis v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  5. McKnight v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2000

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