Snow v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “"The presumptive sentencing standards apply only to those nonviolent offenses included in the 'Property A' and 'Drug Offense' worksheets. See Presumptive and Voluntary Sentencing Standards Manual 19. The presumptive sentencing standards do not apply to convictions carrying a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without parole or to sex offenses involving a child victim under 12 years of age. Id. Likewise, the presumptive standards do not apply to those offenses included in the 'Personal Worksheets,' which include offenses such as assault, manslaughter, murder, rape, robbery and sodomy, or the 'Property Worksheets,' which include only burglary offenses. See Presumptive and Voluntary Sentencing Standards Manual 53. "When the presumptive sentencing standards apply, sentencing worksheets are presented to the prosecutor, the defendant and/or his attorney, and the sentencing judge before sentencing. Presumptive and Voluntary Sentencing Standards Manual 17. 'Worksheets must be completed and considered when the "most serious offense" at a sentencing event is a worksheet offense in the same venue.' Presumptive and Voluntary Sentencing Standards Manual 20. 'A sentencing event includes all convictions sentenced at the same time, whether included as counts in one case or in multiple cases, regardless of whether offenses are worksheet offenses.' Presumptive and Voluntary Sentencing Standards Manual 20 (emphasis in original).... "Circuit courts are given 'significant discretion in arriv”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Showers v. State