BALKCOM v. STATE

No. 1D98-1227.

747 So.2d 1056 (2000)

Paul BALKCOM, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

January 7, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender; Phil Patterson, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General; Charmaine M. Millsaps, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant Paul Balkcom was convicted by a jury of burglary of a dwelling, battery on a law enforcement officer, and resisting an officer with violence. He was sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment due to his designation as a prison releasee reoffender. He argues that the Prison Releasee Reoffender Punishment Act, section 775.082, Florida Statutes (1997) ("Act"), is an unconstitutional violation of the Florida Constitution's separation of powers clause...

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