¶1We affirm and in so doing reject appellants’ claim that the minimum mandatory sentences provided for in the drug trafficking statute, section 893.135, Florida Statutes (1983), violate the federal constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishments as construed in Solem v. Helm, 463 U.S. 277, 103 S.Ct. 3001, 77 L.Ed.2d 637 (1983). Also see State v. Benitez, 395 So.2d 514 (Fla.1981) and Carmona v. Ward, 576 F.2d 405 (2d Cir.1978), cert. denied 439 U.S. 1091, 99 S.Ct. 874, 59 L.Ed.2d 58 (1979).
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Morgan v. Brescher
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 10, 1985
District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 1985-04-10
Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently May 1994
3 state decisions
Relies on Solem v. Helm · Carmona Et Al. v. Ward, Correctional Commissioner, Et Al. · 395 So. 2d 514 - State v. Benitez
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Decided 1985-04-10
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