Opinion ID: 1832338
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Heading: unlawful amendment to the constitution

Text: We also find without merit Bryan's assertion that in amending section 922.105 as mentioned above, the legislature unlawfully amended the Florida Constitution. Clearly, the legislature acted within its prerogative in providing for a method of carrying out a punishment under the criminal law, and in expressing its intention that the law be applied retroactively. See generally McKendry v. State, 641 So.2d 45, 47 (Fla.1994) (explaining that it is within the legislature's power to prescribe punishment for criminal offenses). To that end, the legislature's decision to create a choice as to methods of execution is just as valid as the legislature's prior determination that only one method of execution should be allowed, or that it was appropriate for Florida to change from hanging to electrocution. Thus, Bryan's argument as to an unlawful amendment to the Florida Constitution is without merit.