Case Name: Anthony K. BENEDETTO, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2007-05-16
Citations: 957 So. 2d 109
Docket Number: No. 4D07-1020
Parties: Anthony K. BENEDETTO, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: POLEN, TAYLOR and MAY, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 957
Pages: 109–110

Head Matter:
Anthony K. BENEDETTO, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 4D07-1020.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
May 16, 2007.
Anthony K. Benedetto, Lake City, pro se.
No appearance required for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm the trial court's denial of appellant's Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a) motion. Appellant's habitual violent felony offender (HVFO) sentence was not affected by the amendments of Chapter 95-182, Laws of Florida, which were found unconstitutional in State v. Thompson, 750 So.2d 643 (Fla.1999). Although appellant committed his offense within the window period established by Thompson, the trial court could have imposed the HVFO sentence in this case under the prior version of the statute without the amendments. Johnson v. State, 763 So.2d 283 (Fla.2000); Tiger v. State, 764 So.2d 824 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000).
POLEN, TAYLOR and MAY, JJ., concur.