Cazeau v. State

Appellant appeals his conviction on two grounds. In his first argument, appellant challenges the reasonable doubt instruction the trial court gave to the jury. Appellant’s second argument relates to the constitutionality of The Officer Evelyn Gort and All Fallen Officers Career Criminal Act of 1995 (“Evelyn Gort Act”).

In view of the fact that the record fails to demonstrate any error, we affirm the judgment and sentence entered below. With regard to the issue of the constitutionality of the Evelyn Gort Act, we affirm on the authority of Higgs v. State, 695 So.2d 872 (Fla. 3d DCA 1997) wherein…