Camarillo v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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18 state decisions

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1. ““[J]urisdictional” claims are those which challenge a court’s “power” or “capacity’ to entertain the subject matter of the proceeding and render a determination therein. Thus, although Peña argues that the sentencing court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to sentence him to the DOC for more than five years by virtue of §§ 41-5-206(6) and 46-18-201(1), MCA, Peña’s argument is not properly characterized as a jurisdictional inquiry. Whether a district court commits a statutory error in imposing a sentence must not be confused with the question of whether the court had the “power” or “capacity” to impose the sentence in the first instance. An error in sentencing does not divest a district court of subject matter jurisdiction over the case before it.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Jivelekas · Slavin v. State