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779 So. 2d 363

Williams v. State

Decided April 14, 2000

Relies on 750 So. 2d 643 - State v. Thompson

Decided 2000-04-14

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

¶1We reject Henry Williams’s challenge to his conviction for armed robbery, an offense he committed on April 24, 1996. Williams also contends he was improperly sentenced to life in prison as a violent career criminal under section 775.084(1)(c), Florida Statutes (1995), an amendment to section 775.084, Florida Statutes (1993), by the passage of chapter 95-182, Laws of Florida—the Gort Act. See State v. Thompson, 750 So.2d 643 (Fla.1999).

¶2We reverse Williams’s sentence and remand for resentencing in light of the Florida Supreme Court’s recent decision in Thompson, which declares chapter 95-182 unconstitutional as violative of the single subject rule.

¶3Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.

THREADGILL, A.C.J., and DAVIS, J., Concur.
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