CopyCited 99 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1993 WL 5056
...On appeal, Johnson contested his sentence on the grounds that the amendments to the habitual offender statute contained in chapter 89-280 violated the single subject rule of article III, section 6, of the Florida Constitution. Chapter 89-280 contained amendments to sections
775.084,
775.0842, and
775.0843, Florida Statutes (1989), governing sentences for habitual felony offenders, and amendments to chapter 493, Florida Statutes (1989), relating to the repossession of personal property and the licensing requirements of persons authorized to repossess such property....
...In applying that purpose to chapter 89-280, we note the district court's description of that law: The title of the act at issue designates it an act relating to criminal law and procedure. The first three sections of the act amend section
775.084, Florida Statutes, pertaining to habitual felony offenders; section
775.0842, Florida Statutes, pertaining to career criminal prosecutions; and section
775.0843, Florida Statutes, pertaining to policies for career criminal cases....
CopyCited 88 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2000 WL 581696
...career criminal sentencing provisions addressed in chapter 96-388. In sections 44, 45, and 46 of chapter 96-388, the Legislature addressed several statutory provisions that previously were addressed in chapter 95-182; specifically, sections
775.084,
775.0842, and
790.235, Florida Statutes....
...tion
790.235, Florida Statutes, which is the statutory section establishing the crime of unlawful possession of a firearm by a violent career criminal. See Ch. 96-388, § 45, at 2336. Finally, in section 46 of chapter 96-388, the Legislature amended section
775.0842, Florida Statutes, by deleting the word "or" from the statute in one instance....
...[9] We reach this holding because other than reenacting the "general purpose" provision contained in section
775.084(6), Florida Statutes, the Legislature's passage of the relevant provisions of chapter 96-388 only amended various enhanced sentencing provisions contained in sections
775.084 and
775.0842....
...tual felony and habitual violent felony offenders; and (4) limiting the amount and types of gain-time for which violent career criminals are eligible. In section 5 of chapter 95-182, the Legislature added the phrase "or a violent career criminal" to section 775.0842, Florida Statutes, the statute establishing which persons that are subject to career criminal prosecution....
...earm by a violent career criminal. See Ch. 95-182, § 7, at 1673; see also Thompson,
750 So.2d at 647. [8] Because section 46 of chapter 96-388 did not specifically provide an effective date, see chapter 96-388, section 46, at 2337, the amendment to section
775.0842, Florida Statutes, made by that section actually became effective on July 1, 1996....
CopyCited 15 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1991 WL 239930
...1980); Alterman Transport Lines, Inc. v. State,
405 So.2d at 461. The title of the act at issue designates it an act relating to criminal law and procedure. The first three sections of the act amend section
775.084, Florida Statutes, pertaining to habitual felony offenders; section
775.0842, Florida Statutes, pertaining to career criminal prosecutions; and section
775.0843, Florida Statutes, pertaining to policies for career criminal cases....
CopyCited 6 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 1993 WL 40822
...First, the term "qualified offense," relevant to foreign predicate convictions, was expanded to include the District of Columbia, American territories, and foreign countries. Second, the definition of "habitual violent felony offender" was expanded to include persons previously convicted of aggravated battery. Third, section 775.0842, dealing with prosecution of "career criminals," was reworded consistent with these other modifications....
