Payne v. State

Appellant, who was sentenced as a habitual felony offender under section 775.084, Florida Statutes (Supp.1996), challenges the constitutionality of chapter 95-182, Laws of Florida, which amended the statute, on the ground that the act violated the single subject requirement included in Article II, Section 6, of the Florida Constitution. In support of his argument, appellant relies on Thompson v. State, 708 So.2d 315 (Fla. 2d DCA), review granted, 717 So.2d 538 (Fla. 1998), in which the Second District found chapter 95-182 to be unconstitutional under the single subject rule.

We conclude that…