Dedrevionus C. Williams v. Florida
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Does Florida's Statute §775.082(9) Prison Releasee Reoffender sentence violate a defendant's U.S. Constitutional rights per this Court's holdings in Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 490 (2000); Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296, 303 (2004); and Alleyne v. United States, 570 U.S. 99 (2013)
QUESTION PRESENTED 1. Does Florida’s Statute §775.082(9) Prison Releasee Reoffender sentence violate a defendant’s U.S. Constitutional rights per this Court’s holdings in Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 490 (2000); Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296, 303 (2004); and Alleyne v. United States, 570 U.S. 99 (2013) because: (a) It allows the State to prove a defendant’s prison release date by a lesser “preponderance of the evidence” standard rather than the higher “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard required at trials? and (b) It allows a judge, rather than a jury, to make the finding of fact regarding a defendant’s prison release date when imposing a PRR minimum mandatory sentence equal to the prescribed statutory maximum sentence? i