Title: Harold Williams v. State of Florida
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: SC95-647
State: Florida
Issuer: Florida Supreme Court
Date: May 18, 2000

Supreme 
Court 
of 
Florida
 
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No. SC95647
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HAROLD WILLIAMS,
Petitioner,
vs.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Respondent.
[May 18, 2000]
PER CURIAM.
We have for review Williams v. State, 731 So. 2d 99 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999), in
which the Third District Court of Appeal affirmed Harold Williams’ violent career
criminal sentence and certified conflict with the Second District Court of Appeal’s
decision in Thompson v. State, 708 So. 2d 315 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998).  We have
jurisdiction.  See Art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const.  Based on our decision in State v.
Thompson, 750 So. 2d 643 (Fla. 1999), in which we held unconstitutional chapter
95-182, Laws of Florida, as violative of the single subject rule, we quash the
1 Based on our decision in Salters v. State, No. SC95663 (Fla. May 11, 2000), we
determine that Williams has standing to raise a single subject rule challenge to chapter 95-182,
Laws of Florida.  Moreover,  we decline to address Williams’ claim challenging the Third
District’s interpretation of section 775.084(1)(c)1.,Florida Statutes (1997), which is clearly
outside the scope of the certified conflict issue.
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decision below and remand for resentencing in accordance with the valid laws in
effect on January 20, 1997, the date on which Williams committed the underlying
offense in this case.1  See Thompson, 750 So. 2d at 649 (remanding for resentencing
in accordance with the valid laws in effect at the time the defendant committed her
offenses).
It is so ordered.
HARDING, C.J., and SHAW, ANSTEAD, PARIENTE, LEWIS and QUINCE, JJ.,
concur.
WELLS, J., dissents.
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION, AND IF
FILED, DETERMINED.
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Certified
Direct Conflict of Decisions
Third District - Case Nos. 3D98-2133 & 3D97-2372
(Dade County)
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and John E. Morrison, Assistant Public
Defender, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami, Florida,
for Petitioner
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Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Michael J. Neimand, Bureau Chief, Assistant
Attorney General, and Lara J. Edelstein, Assistant Attorney General, Fort Lauderdale,
Florida,
for Respondent