435 So. 2d 940 - Brown v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1983
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
March 1990
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 392 So. 2d 334 - Gonzalez v. State · Smith v. State · 384 So. 2d 956 - Jones v. State · Smith v. State · 405 So. 2d 430 - Spikes v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“trial court to make the requisite finding that such a sentence is necessary for the protection of the public from further criminal activity by the defendant”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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