Legal Opinion

Powers v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 2, 2004No. 5D04-1389Published

1Opinion of the CourtPalmer, J.

Napoleon Powers (defendant) appeals the summary denial of his rule 3.850 mo*1252tion, arguing that his procedural due process rights were violated when he was designated as a sexual predator.1 He relies on Espindola v. State, 855 So.2d 1281 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003), in which the Third District held Florida’s Sexual Predator Act to be unconstitutional on the basis that it fails to provide minimal due process. However, this court has held that the Act is constitutional and does not violate a defendant’s procedural due process rights. See Rickman v. State, 871 So.2d 310 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004). The other…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Espindola v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  2. Dejesus v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  3. Frazier v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
  4. Rickman v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
  5. Allen v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004

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