12 So. 3d 482 - State v. Taylor’s Empirical Analysis

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7 state decisions

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1. “Finally, in the past this court, in an abundance of caution, often has reviewed excessiveness claims even after stating that a sentence imposed within an agreed range cannot be appealed as excessive. However, we conclude that this practice is not in the interest of sound judicial administration, because it encourages meritless appeals, like this one, that challenge only the alleged ex-cessiveness of a sentence imposed pursuant to and in conformity with a sentencing cap voluntarily and intelligently agreed to by the defendant. Such appeals waste judicial resources. Counsel representing defendants who have no other issues are hereby cautioned against filing such appeals.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 133 So. 3d 250 - State v. Dominick