Title: Milton Oliver v. State of Florida
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: SC00-1266
State: Florida
Issuer: Florida Supreme Court
Date: June 7, 2001

Supreme Court of Florida
 
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No. SC00-1266
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MILTON OLIVER,
Petitioner,
vs.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Respondent.
[June 7, 2001]
LEWIS, J.
We have for review Oliver v. State, 757 So. 2d 1286 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000).  
We have jurisdiction.  See art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const.
The petitioner challenges his sentencing under the Prison Releasee
Reoffender Act (the “Act”) on several grounds, all of which have been addressed
by 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 does not violate the single
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subject rule for legislation, nor does it violate principles of equal protection or
subject defendants sentenced under it to double jeopardy); State v. Cotton, 769 So.
2d 345 (Fla. 2000) (holding that the Act does not violate separation of powers,
does not allow a “victim veto” which would preclude application of the Act and
violate due process principles, while also holding that the Act is not void for
vagueness); McKnight v. 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);
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 that it is consistent with Grant, McKnight, Cotton, and
Ellis.
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 Great Public Importance
Fourth District - Case No. 4D99-893 
(Palm Beach County)
Craig A. Boudreau, West Palm Beach, Florida,
for Petitioner
No appearance,
for Respondent