Case Name: Jimmy McDOWELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2000-01-19
Citations: 764 So. 2d 619
Docket Number: No. 99-0231
Parties: Jimmy McDOWELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: STEVENSON, SHAHOOD and GROSS, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 764
Pages: 619–620

Head Matter:
Jimmy McDOWELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 99-0231.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Jan. 19, 2000.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Allen J. DeWeese, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Sarah B. Mayer, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. See Rollinson v. State, 743 So.2d 585 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999); Simmons v. State, 755 So.2d 682 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999). We certify the same question certified in Simmons as one of great public importance:
Does the Prison Releasee Reoffender Punishment Act, codified as section 775.082(8), Florida Statutes (1997), violate the separation of powers clause of the Florida Constitution?
STEVENSON, SHAHOOD and GROSS, JJ., concur.