Case Name: Larry J. ROBINSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1999-08-17
Citations: 738 So. 2d 1019
Docket Number: No. 98-3576
Parties: Larry J. ROBINSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: KAHN and VAN NORTWICK, JJ., CONCUR.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 738
Pages: 1019–1020

Head Matter:
Larry J. ROBINSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 98-3576.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Aug. 17, 1999.
Larry J. Robinson, pro se, for Appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
In this appeal of an order denying a motion for post-conviction relief, appellant argues his sentence as a violent career criminal must be overturned because chapter 95-182, Laws of Florida, is unconstitutional as violative of the Florida Constitution. Art. Ill, § 6, Fla. Const. We agree with the decisions of the Third District in Higgs v. State, 695 So.2d 872 (Fla. 3d DCA 1997), and of the Fifth District in Hill v. State, No. 98-1068, — So.2d -, 1999 WL 518732 (Fla. 5th DCA July 23, 1999). Accordingly, we find the appellant's constitutional argument without merit, and affirm. See also Trapp v. State, 24 Fla. L. Weekly D1431, 736 So.2d 736 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999). As was done in Higgs and Hill, we certify conflict with Thompson v. State, 708 So.2d 315 (Fla. 2d DCA), rev. granted, 717 So.2d 538 (Fla.1998). We also find no merit to the second issue raised by appellant's motion.
AFFIRMED.
KAHN and VAN NORTWICK, JJ., CONCUR.
BENTON, J, CONCURS WITH WRITTEN OPINION.