Title: David Aguayo v. State of Florida

State: florida

Issuer: Florida Supreme Court

Document:

Supreme 
Court 
of 
Florida
 
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No. SC00-216
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DAVID AGUAYO,
Petitioner,
vs.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Respondent.
[June 28, 2001]
LEWIS, J.
We have for review Aguayo v. State, 747 So. 2d 1050 (Fla. 5th DCA 2000). 
We have jurisdiction.  See art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const.
The petitioner challenges his sentence under the Prison Releasee Reoffender
Act (the “Act”) on several grounds, all of which have been previously addressed
by opinions of this Court.  See Grant v. State, 770 So. 2d 655 (Fla. 2000) (rejecting
an ex post facto challenge to the Act and holding that the Act violates neither the
single subject rule for legislation nor principles of equal protection); McKnight v.
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State, 769 So. 2d 1039 (Fla. 2000) (holding that a defendant has the right both to
present evidence to prove that the defendant does not qualify for sentencing under
the Act and to challenge the State’s evidence regarding the defendant’s eligibility
for sentencing as a prison releasee reoffender); State v. Cotton, 769 So. 2d 345
(Fla. 2000) (holding that the Act does not permit a “victim veto” which would
violate a defendant’s due process rights by precluding application of the Act in
some instances but not others, as well as holding that the Act is not void for
vagueness and does not constitute a form of cruel or unusual punishment); Ellis v.
State, 762 So. 2d 912 (Fla. 2000) (recognizing that publication in the Laws of
Florida or the Florida Statutes gives all citizens constructive notice of the
consequences of their actions).  Accordingly, we approve the decision of the
district court to the extent it is consistent with Grant, McKnight, Cotton, and Ellis. 
We also deny as moot the motion of the petitioner’s counsel to withdraw from
representation.
It is so ordered.
WELLS, C.J., and SHAW, HARDING, ANSTEAD, and PARIENTE, JJ., concur.
QUINCE, J., dissents.
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION, AND
IF FILED, DETERMINED.
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Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - 
Certified Direct Conflict
Fifth District - Case No. 5D99-1304 
(Orange County)
James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Noel A. Pelella, Assistant Public Defender,
Seventh Judicial Circuit, Daytona Beach, Florida,
for Petitioner
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Kellie A. Nielan, Assistant Attorney
General, Daytona Beach, Florida,
for Respondent