Legal Opinion

Baggett v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided February 15, 2001No. SC00-83Published

1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.

We have for review the decision in Baggett v. State, 747 So.2d 470 (Fla. 5th DCA 1999), which certified conflict with the decisions in State v. Wise, 744 So.2d 1035 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999), quashed, 762 So.2d 523 (Fla.2000) and 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)(4), Fla. Const.

Baggett challenges his life sentence under the Prison Releasee Reoffender Act1 (the “Act”) on several grounds, all of which have been addressed by this Court in other' opinions. See Grant v. State, 770 So.2d 655 (Fla.2000) (rejecting…

2Cases cited10 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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