Legal Opinion

Waits v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 25, 2004No. 5D04-617PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtOrfinger, J.

Arnell Waits appeals the summary denial of his motion to correct sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). Relying on Taylor v. State, 818 So.2d 544 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002), Waits contends that his classification as‘a prison releasee reoffender (PRR) was improper because Chapter 99-188, Laws of Florida, amending the PRR statute, effective July 1, 1999, was found to be unconstitutional due to its violation of the single subject requirement of the Florida Constitution. Waits alleged that he committed his offense during the period between the unconstitutional enactment…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Heggs v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  2. Taylor v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  3. Hersey v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  4. Jones v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
  5. State v. BrownSupreme Court of Florida · 1995

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Akins v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004

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