Legal Opinion

Atkinson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 19, 1993No. 92-3017PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

Appellant was tried and adjudicated guilty of sale or delivery of cocaine. The trial court *1095imposed an enhanced sentence after classifying him as a habitual felony offender and making the required statutory findings. We affirmed the conviction and sentence as well as the trial court’s subsequent order summarily denying post-conviction relief. After that, Appellant filed a motion to correct sentence under Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.800(a), based on the sole ground that the 1989 version of the habitual felony offender statute violated the constitutional “single subject” rule and was void prior to its…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Tims v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
  2. Marion v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Russell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  2. Bradley v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995

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