ALEXANDER F. THOMAS
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 3d DCA | 2026-03-11
No. 2025-1955
Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (2026)

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Holding

Florida's Prison Releasee Reoffender statute does not violate the Sixth Amendment as interpreted by Alleyne and Apprendi.


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Thomas was convicted under Florida's Prison Releasee Reoffender statute. He challenged the constitutionality of the statute based on Alleyne v. United…

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Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See Williams v. State, 143 So. 3d 423 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014) (rejecting the argument that Florida's Prison Releasee Reoffender statute is unconstitutional based on the holdings of Alleyne v. United States, 570 U.S. 99 (2013), and Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000)); Hughes v. State, 901 So. 2d 837, 848 (Fla. 2005) (concluding Apprendi does not apply retroactively).


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