237 So. 2d 69 - State v. Williams’s Empirical Analysis

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22 state decisions

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1. “... Thus there is a clear distinction between a sentence on the one hand, which must be preceded by an adjudication of guilt, and conditions of probation on the other hand, which can be imposed independently of an adjudication of guilt and imposition or pronouncement of sentence. (Emphasis in original.) Williams, supra, at 70 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 387 So. 2d 498 - Adams v. State

2. “As we have stated before, payment of a fine and intermittent imprisonment are usually not thought of as conditions of probation. However, Fla. Stat. § 948.03 (2) is sufficiently broad to allow imposition of such conditions.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 298 So. 2d 540 - Lewis v. State

3. “These sources make it quite clear [that] probation is concerned only with suspension of the imposition or pronouncement of sentence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 302 So. 2d 430 - Brown v. State