GREEN v. STATE

No. 1D00-4639.

792 So.2d 643 (2001)

Timothy GREEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

August 27, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy Daniels, Public Defender, and Carl S. McGinnes, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Robert L. Martin, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether section 775.087(2)-(7), Florida Statutes (1999), commonly referred to as the "10/20/Life" statute, violates the separation of powers provision set forth in Article II, Section 3 of the Florida Constitution. We conclude that it does not.

Appellant argues that the 10/20/Life statute is an unconstitutional violation of the separation of powers provision because it not only removes all sentencing discretion...

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