Lookadoo v. State

We have for review Lookadoo v. State, 737 So.2d 637 (Fla. 5th DCA 1999), which expressly and directly conflicts with the opinion in State v. Cotton, 728 So.2d 251 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998), quashed, 769 So.2d 345 (Fla.2000). We have jurisdiction. See Art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const.

Lookadoo challenges his life sentence under the Prison Releasee Reoffender Act1 (the “Act”) on several grounds, all of which have been addressed by this Court in other opinions. See McKnight v. State, 769 So.2d 1039 (Fla.2000) (holding that a defendant has the right both to present evidence to prove that the defendant does…