Heggs v. State

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• holding that anyone adversely affected by any of the amendments to the sentencing laws contained in chapter 95-184, Laws of Florida, could obtain relief based on a single subject violation
• holding that scoresheet errors do not render a plea illegal unless the sentence exceeds the statutory maximum
• holding that where negotiated plea not conditioned upon sentencing guidelines and does not exceed statutory maximum, sentence not unlawful under Heggs
• holding that the defendant must be resentenced where sentencing guidelines have been held unconstitutional
• holding that the 1995 amendment to the sentencing guidelines was \void in its entirety\ and remanding for resentencing in accordance with the valid laws in effect on the dates of his offenses
• concluding chapter 95-184 for time period at issue violated the single subject rule because it embraced civil and criminal provisions that were not logically connected

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