760 So. 2d 924 - Trapp v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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245 state decisions

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1. “opened on October 1, 1995, when such amended guidelines provisions became effective, and closed on May 24, 1997, when chapter 97-97, Laws of Florida, reenacted the amendments contained in chapter 95-184 as part of the biennial adoption process. Stated another way, persons such as [appellant] who are challenging a sentence imposed under the sentencing guidelines as amended by chapter 95-184 have standing to do so if the relevant criminal offense or offenses occurred on or after October 1, 1995, and before May 24, 1997.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 770 So. 2d 309 - Maitre v. State

2. “Once reenacted as a portion of the Florida Statutes, a chapter law is no longer subject to challenge on the grounds that it violates the single subject requirement of article III, section 6, of the Florida Constitution.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 850 So. 2d 452 - Brannon v. State

3. “Based on our decision in [ Maddox ], we determine that Garcia may properly raise a single subject rule challenge to chapter 95-184 ... for the first time on appeal.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 797 So. 2d 1252 - Hope v. State