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| 14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to resentencing for persons serving 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | mandatory minimum sentences ; creating s. 775.08701, 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | F.S.; providing legislative intent; providing for the 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | retroactive applicability of s. 775.087, F.S.; 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | prohibiting certain persons from being sentenced to 6 |
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| 22 | 22 | | before a specified date; requiring resentencing for 9 |
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| 25 | 25 | | of imprisonment; specifying procedures for such 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | resentencing; providing eli gibility for gain-time for 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | such sentenced or resentenced persons; creating s. 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | 893.13501, F.S.; providing legislative intent; 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | providing for the retroactive applicability of s. 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | 893.135, F.S.; requiring the initial sentencing and 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | the resentencing of certain p ersons who committed 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | certain violations before a specified date which 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | involved trafficking in hydrocodone or codeine; 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | providing criminal penalties for such violations that 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | are subject to an initial sentencing or a 22 |
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| 37 | 37 | | for the retroactive applicability of s. 893.135, F.S.; 24 |
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| 51 | 51 | | of certain persons who committed certain violations 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | before a specified date which involved trafficking in 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | oxycodone; providing criminal penalties for such 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | violations that are subject to an initial sentencing 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | or a resentencing; specifying procedures for such 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | resentencing; providing an effective date. 31 |
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| 58 | 58 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 33 |
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| 60 | 60 | | Section 1. Section 775 .08701, Florida Statutes, is created 35 |
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| 62 | 62 | | 775.08701 Retroactive application relating to s. 775.087; 37 |
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| 63 | 63 | | legislative intent; prohibiting mandatory minimum sentencing for 38 |
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| 64 | 64 | | certain offenses; resentencing procedures. — 39 |
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| 65 | 65 | | (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to retroactively 40 |
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| 66 | 66 | | apply chapter 2016-7, Laws of Florida, only as provided in this 41 |
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| 67 | 67 | | section, to persons who committed aggravated assault or 42 |
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| 68 | 68 | | attempted aggravated assault before July 1, 2016, the effective 43 |
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| 69 | 69 | | date of chapter 2016 -7, Laws of Florida, which amended s. 44 |
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| 70 | 70 | | 775.087 to remove aggravated assault and attempted aggravated 45 |
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| 71 | 71 | | assault from the list of predicate offenses for mandatory 46 |
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| 72 | 72 | | minimum terms of imprisonment under that section. 47 |
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| 73 | 73 | | (2) As used in this section, a reference to "former s. 48 |
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| 74 | 74 | | 775.087" is a reference t o s. 775.087 as it existed at any time 49 |
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| 88 | 88 | | (3)(a) A person who committed aggravated assault or 51 |
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| 89 | 89 | | attempted aggravated assault before July 1, 2016, but was not 52 |
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| 90 | 90 | | sentenced under former s. 775.087 before Oct ober 1, 2022, may 53 |
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| 91 | 91 | | not be sentenced for that violation to a mandatory minimum term 54 |
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| 92 | 92 | | of imprisonment under former s. 775.087. 55 |
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| 93 | 93 | | (b) A person who committed aggravated assault or attempted 56 |
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| 94 | 94 | | aggravated assault before July 1, 2016, who was sentenced before 57 |
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| 95 | 95 | | October 1, 2022, to a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment 58 |
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| 96 | 96 | | pursuant to former s. 775.087, and who is serving such mandatory 59 |
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| 97 | 97 | | minimum term of imprisonment on or after October 1, 2022, must 60 |
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| 98 | 98 | | be resentenced in accordance with paragraph (c) to a sentence 61 |
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| 99 | 99 | | without such mandatory minimum term of imprisonment. The new 62 |
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| 100 | 100 | | sentence must be as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 63 |
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| 101 | 101 | | 775.084. 64 |
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| 102 | 102 | | (c) Resentencing under this section must occur in the 65 |
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| 103 | 103 | | following manner: 66 |
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| 104 | 104 | | 1. The Department of Corrections shall notify the person 67 |
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| 105 | 105 | | described in paragraph (b) of his or her eligibility to request 68 |
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| 106 | 106 | | a sentence review hearing. 69 |
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| 107 | 107 | | 2. The person seeking sentence review under this section 70 |
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| 108 | 108 | | may submit an application to the court of original jurisdiction 71 |
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| 109 | 109 | | requesting that a sentence review hearing be held. The 72 |
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| 110 | 110 | | sentencing court retains original jurisdiction for the duration 73 |
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| 125 | 125 | | this section is entitled to be represented by counsel, and the 76 |
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| 127 | 127 | | he or she cannot afford an attorney. 78 |
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| 128 | 128 | | 4. Upon receiving an application from an eligible person, 79 |
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| 129 | 129 | | the court of original sentencing jurisdiction shall hold a 80 |
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| 130 | 130 | | sentence review hearing to determine if the eligible person 81 |
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| 131 | 131 | | meets the criteria for resentencing under this section. If the 82 |
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| 133 | 133 | | eligible person meets the criteria in this section for 84 |
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| 134 | 134 | | resentencing, the court must resentence the person as provided 85 |
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| 135 | 135 | | in this section; however, the new sentence may not exceed the 86 |
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| 137 | 137 | | court determines that such person does not meet the criteria for 88 |
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| 138 | 138 | | resentencing under this section, the court must provide written 89 |
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| 139 | 139 | | reasons why such pers on does not meet such criteria. 90 |
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| 140 | 140 | | (d) A person sentenced or resentenced pursuant to this 91 |
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| 141 | 141 | | section is eligible to receive any gain -time pursuant to s. 92 |
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| 142 | 142 | | 944.275 which he or she was previously ineligible to receive 93 |
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| 143 | 143 | | because of the imposition of the mandatory min imum term of 94 |
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| 144 | 144 | | imprisonment pursuant to former s. 775.087. 95 |
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| 145 | 145 | | Section 2. Section 893.13501, Florida Statutes, is created 96 |
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| 147 | 147 | | 893.13501 Retroactive application relating to s. 893.135; 98 |
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| 148 | 148 | | legislative intent; sentencing or resentencing for trafficking 99 |
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| 149 | 149 | | in hydrocodone, codeine, or oxycodone; penalties; resentencing 100 |
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| 163 | 163 | | (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to retroactively 102 |
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| 164 | 164 | | apply changes to gram -weight thresholds and ranges and to 103 |
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| 165 | 165 | | penalties for trafficking in hydrocodone or codeine which are 104 |
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| 166 | 166 | | applicable to offenders who committed these offenses on or after 105 |
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| 167 | 167 | | October 1, 2019, the effective date of amendments to s. 893.135 106 |
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| 168 | 168 | | by chapter 2019-167, Laws of Florida. 107 |
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| 169 | 169 | | (a) If a violation of s. 893.135(1)(c) involving 108 |
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| 170 | 170 | | trafficking in hydrocodone, as described in s. 893.03(2)(a)1.k.; 109 |
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| 171 | 171 | | trafficking in codeine, as described in s. 893.03(2)(a)1.g.; or 110 |
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| 172 | 172 | | trafficking in any salt of hydrocodone or of codeine or any 111 |
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| 173 | 173 | | mixture containing any such substance, as described in s. 112 |
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| 174 | 174 | | 893.03(2)(a)2., was committed before October 1, 2019, and was 113 |
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| 175 | 175 | | punishable as a felony of the first degree at the time the 114 |
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| 176 | 176 | | violation was committed, the changes must be retroactively 115 |
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| 177 | 177 | | applied as provided in this subsection. 116 |
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| 178 | 178 | | (b) A person who committed a trafficking violation 117 |
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| 179 | 179 | | described in paragraph (a) before October 1, 2019, but who was 118 |
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| 180 | 180 | | not sentenced for such violation before October 1, 2022, must be 119 |
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| 181 | 181 | | sentenced as provided in paragraph (d ). 120 |
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| 182 | 182 | | (c) A person who committed a trafficking violation 121 |
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| 183 | 183 | | described in paragraph (a) before October 1, 2019, and who is 122 |
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| 184 | 184 | | serving a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for such 123 |
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| 185 | 185 | | violation on or after October 1, 2022, must be resentenced as 124 |
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| 186 | 186 | | provided in paragraph (d) and in accordance with subsection (3). 125 |
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| 201 | 201 | | subsection is a felony of the first degree, punishable as 128 |
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| 202 | 202 | | provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.0 83, or s. 775.084. 129 |
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| 203 | 203 | | 2. If the quantity of hydrocodone, as described in s. 130 |
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| 204 | 204 | | 893.03(2)(a)1.k., codeine, as described in s. 893.03(2)(a)1.g., 131 |
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| 207 | 207 | | a. Was 4 grams or more, but less than 28 grams, such 134 |
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| 208 | 208 | | person must be sentenced or resentenced as provided in s. 135 |
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| 209 | 209 | | 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 136 |
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| 210 | 210 | | b. Was 28 grams or more, but less than 50 grams, such 137 |
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| 211 | 211 | | person must be sentenced or resentenced to a mandatory minimum 138 |
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| 212 | 212 | | term of imprisonment of 3 years and ordered to pay a fine of 139 |
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| 213 | 213 | | $50,000. 140 |
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| 214 | 214 | | c. Was 50 grams or more, but less than 100 grams, such 141 |
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| 216 | 216 | | term of imprisonment of 7 years and ordered to pay a fine of 143 |
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| 217 | 217 | | $100,000. 144 |
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| 218 | 218 | | d. Was 100 grams or more, but less than 300 grams, such 145 |
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| 219 | 219 | | person must be sentenced or resentenced to a mandatory minimum 146 |
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| 220 | 220 | | term of imprisonment of 15 years and ordered to pay a fine of 147 |
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| 236 | 236 | | term of imprisonment of 25 years and ordered to pay a fine of 151 |
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| 237 | 237 | | $500,000 if the trafficking involves hydrocodone, any salt 152 |
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| 238 | 238 | | thereof, or any mixture containing hydrocodone; or to pay a fine 153 |
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| 239 | 239 | | of $750,000 if the trafficking involves codeine, any salt 154 |
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| 240 | 240 | | thereof, or any mixture containing codeine. 155 |
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| 241 | 241 | | (2) It is the intent of the Legislature to retroactively 156 |
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| 245 | 245 | | the effective date of amendments to s. 893.135 by chapter 2014 -160 |
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| 247 | 247 | | (a) If a violation of s. 893.135(1)(c) involving 162 |
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| 248 | 248 | | trafficking in oxycodone, as des cribed in s. 893.03(2)(a)1.q., 163 |
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| 249 | 249 | | any salt thereof, or any mixture containing any such substance 164 |
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| 250 | 250 | | was committed before July 1, 2014, and was punishable as a 165 |
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| 251 | 251 | | felony of the first degree at the time the violation was 166 |
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| 252 | 252 | | committed, the changes must be retroactively a pplied as provided 167 |
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| 254 | 254 | | (b) A person who committed a trafficking violation 169 |
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| 275 | 275 | | (d)1. A violation described in paragraph (a) for which the 178 |
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| 278 | 278 | | provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, o r s. 775.084. 181 |
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| 285 | 285 | | b. Was 7 grams or more, but less than 14 grams, such 188 |
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| 316 | 316 | | described in paragraph (1)(c) or paragraph (2)(c) of his or her 207 |
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| 326 | 326 | | he or she cannot afford an attorney. 217 |
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| 327 | 327 | | (d) Upon receiving an application from the eligible 218 |
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| 328 | 328 | | person, the court of original sentencing jurisdiction shall hold 219 |
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| 329 | 329 | | a sentence review hearing to determine if the eligible person 220 |
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