Legal Opinion
Hamilton v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 14, 2008No. 4D05-664PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
981 So.2d 615 (2008)
Jason HAMILTON, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 4D05-664.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
May 14, 2008.
Jason Hamilton, South Bay, pro se.
No appearance required for appellee.
KLEIN, J.
In an earlier appeal to this court appellant argued that his sentence, which was increased by the judge, not the jury, for severe victim injury, death and using a firearm, violated Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000). Appellant, however, had been convicted and sentenced before Apprendi, and was resentenced following a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Washington v. RecuencoSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Galindez v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2007
- Hughes v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2005
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3Cited by1 opinion
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