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TILLMAN v. STATE

No. 90-2859.

586 So.2d 1269 (1991)

Leshawn TILLMAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied November 1, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Abel Gomez, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Sara D. Baggett, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Leshawn Tillman has appealed his classification and sentence as an habitual violent felony offender pursuant to section 775.084(1)(b), Florida Statutes. Tillman received this sentence for selling cocaine (a non-violent felony), based on a previous conviction of armed robbery (a violent felony). We affirm, but certify two questions as being of great public importance.

Tillman's argument on appeal is that section 775.084(1)(b) is unconstitutional...

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