Coulson v. State

We have for review the decision in Coulson v. State, 745 So.2d 588 (Fla. 5th DCA 1999), in which the Fifth District, in affirming the decision of the trial court, relied on its decision in Speed v. State, 732 So.2d 17 (Fla. 5th DCA 1999), approved, 779 So.2d 265 (Fla.2001), but certified conflict with State v. Wise, 744 So.2d 1035 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999), quashed, 762 So.2d 523 (Fla.2000). We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const.

We recently held that the Prisoner Re-leasee Reoffender Act does not violate separation of powers, and rejected other constitutional challenges to the…