Cook v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2012
Citation profile
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cited by 1 later decisions
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states following
March 2016
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Solem v. Helm · Brown v. State · 681 So. 2d 521 - Hoops v. State · 806 So. 2d 1148 - Smith v. State · 585 So. 2d 753 - Reynolds v. State
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“Cook’s term of imprisonment ... was well below what the trial court was authorized to impose. As a general rule, we will not disturb sentences' which are permissible by statute. Further, there is no requirement that a trial court conduct a sua sponte proportionality analysis. Before a proportionality analysis is reached, it must be shown that the sentence is grossly disproportionate to the crime charged. Unless this preliminary requirement is shown, Cook is not entitled to the extended comparison analysis under Solem ....”
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