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HIGGS v. STATE

No. 3D00-696.

761 So.2d 1227 (2000)

Dwayne HIGGS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

July 5, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dwayne Higgs, in proper person.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General and Jan E. Vair, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before JORGENSON and GREEN, JJ., and NESBITT, Senior Judge.

PER CURIAM.

The appellant appeals the denial of his motion made pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850, wherein he challenged his conviction and sentence for strong-arm robbery. We find no merit to his challenges regarding his conviction and affirm the same. We do, however, find merit to his argument that his sentence; imposed pursuant to the Gort Violent Career Criminal Act ("The Gort Act"), Chapter 95-182, Laws of Florida (1995); is unconstitutional...

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