404 So. 2d 1215 - State v. Gray’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

22 state decisions

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1. “By the Court: I feel the identification was more than sufficient. Mr. Sterling denies his participation in the offenses. They were something in the vicinity of four thousand dollars that was taken, although everything was recovered, other than the cash. Mr. Sterling still contends that he is innocent to the offense itself and still maintains the same thing that happened that he—that was testified to during the trial. When he saw his friend running and got off a bus to find out what was wrong. Mr. Sterling is the individual that was identified as the one telling Mr. Thomas to kill victims in the matter. And then although Mr. Sterling has no prior criminal record either as a juvenile or as an adult up to this offense I feel that because of the threats on the victims’ life at the time of the robbery necessitated a more harsh sentence than that given to his co-defendant. I feel that any lesser sentence would derrogate from the seriousness of the matter and because of those reasons I will sentence Mr. Benjamin to serve thirty-five years in the Department of Corrections at hard labor. I will grant him credit for time served, waive court cost. I will make the sentence without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.”

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