Alexander v. State

BLUE, Judge.

Charles Alexander appeals his habitual offender sentence imposed following a violation of community control. He correctly contends that his sentence should be reversed because it falls within the parameters of the holding of State v. Johnson, 616 So.2d 1 (Fla.1993).

In Johnson, the Florida Supreme Court held that the 1989 amendments to section 775.084 violate the single subject rule. The decision requires the resentencing of defendants who were sentenced as habitual offenders under section 775.084, as amended by chapter 89-820, for crimes committed during the period of October 1,…