Nelson v. State

Leonard Nelson challenges his fifteen-year sentence for armed burglary of a structure imposed pursuant to the Prison Releasee Reoffender Punishment Act, section 775.082(8), Florida Statutes (1997). Mr. Nelson claims the Act is unconstitutional on several grounds. We affirm.

Mr. Nelson claims that the Act violates the single-subject requirement of Article III, Section 6, of the Florida Constitution. He complains that some sections of the Act concern the length of sentence and the forfeiture of gain time while other sections allow law enforcement officers to arrest probationers and community…