James E. Downs v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
UNDER THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTIONS (4) (0), (¢ )e 14 AMENDMENTS) CAN THE CLNEMS BEING PRESENTED HEREIN DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT MANIFEST WSUSTSECCE BE DETERMINED IN THE LOWER AND APPELLATE COURT6), WHEREAS, AN SCIEGALLY IINVALED REASON FOR DEPARTURE FRom THE GUIDELINES! RECOMMENDATION BE UPHELO xN ETS PRovrsxons BASED SOLELY UPon FLORIDA'S HABITUAL OFFENDER STATUTE 175,084(4)(a)(i)(i993), A STATUTE THAT EXPLICITLY CONFLICTS WITH FLORIDA STATUTE 921-Ool (4)(a), PROMULGATED UNDER FLORA RULES OF ERIMINAL PROCEDURE SENTENCING GUIDELINES 3,701(b)(b) (4)(8) (10),(i), 12), WHEREAS THE LANGUAGE oF FLA. STAT. 921.001(4) (6) THEREIN EXPLICZTLY MD UnamOr CUous LY THAT FLOATOA'S PROVESToWAL SWCTXONS oF 175.084(4)(a)Ci) HABITUAL OFFENDER SvaTuTE IS Nor AVALZD REASON y FOR DEPARTURE FRopn THE QUEDELANES' RECOMMENDATION MERIT REVERSAL AND REMAND FoR RESENTENC-ING 2?
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Whether petitioner's 14th Amendment right to equal protection and proportionality of sentence has been violated