Valentino v. State

Appellant Anthony Valentino was convicted after a jury trial of robbery with a deadly weapon, contrary to section 812.13(2)(a), Florida Statutes (1999). He was sentenced as a habitual felony offender (§ 775.084(l)(a), (3)(a), (4)(a), Fla. Stat. (1999)), violent career criminal (§ 775.084(l)(d), (3)(d), (4)(d), Fla. Stat. (1999)), and prison releasee reoffender (§ 775.082(9), Fla. Stat. (1999)) to life in prison, with credit for 396 days served.

In State v. Thompson, 750 So.2d 643, 649 (Fla.1999), the supreme court held Chapter 95-182, Laws of Florida, the violent career criminal sentencing…