Williams v. State

Of the various issues raised on appeal, only one merits discussion.

Calvin Williams was convicted of trafficking in - cocaine between 200 and 400 grams. His sentence included a seven year mandatory minimum term for drug trafficking, which he argues violates the Ex Post Facto Clauses of the Florida and United States Constitutions.

*445In Chapter 99-188, Laws of Florida, the Legislature enacted provisions creating, inter alia, mandatory minimum prison terms for certain drug trafficking offenses. In Taylor v. State, 818 So.2d 544 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002), the Second District Court of Appeal held Chapter…