Legal Opinion

Rooney v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 3, 2000No. 4D99-2384PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtShahood, J.

Appellant, Patrick Rooney, appeals from his judgment and sentence following his plea of no contest to one felony and two *1101misdemeanor charges. Appellant, who was sentenced pursuant to the Prison Re-leasee Reoffender Punishment Act, section 775.082, Florida Statutes (1997), asserts that the Act is unconstitutional due to violations of the: single subject rule; separation of powers doctrine; prohibition against cruel or unusual punishment; and prohibition against vagueness.

We affirm as to all issues raised. As in Simmons v. State, 755 So.2d 682 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999), rev. granted, 751 So.2d 1253…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Woods v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  2. Simmons v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Stokes v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
  2. Rooney v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2001

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