Mancha v. State

STRINGER, Judge.

The appellant, Jamie Mancha, challenges his violent career criminal sentences, alleging that the State failed to present sufficient evidence establishing that he qualifies as a violent career criminal, as defined in section 775.084, Florida Statutes (1995). After the Florida Supreme Court announced in State v. Thompson, 750 So.2d 643 (Fla.1999), that sentencing pursuant to section 775.084, as amended by chapter 95-182, Laws of Florida, is unconstitutional, both parties submitted supplemental briefs addressing whether Mancha’s sentences should be reversed on this basis.

Initially…