457 So. 2d 1238 - State v. Stampley’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. “(1) that there is an undue risk that the defendant will commit another crime during the period of suspension or probation, (2) that the defendant is in need of services of a custodial environment provided most effectively by a commitment to an institution, and (3) that a lesser sentence would deprecate the seriousness of the crime. The trial judge should also consider and accord some weight to other factors, such as the defendant's prior criminal record, the seriousness of the offense, the defendant's personal history and his potential for rehabilitation, though he need not state them all for the record. See State v. Knox, 425 So.2d 707 (La.1982); State v. Lang, 430 So.2d 1239 (La.App. 1st Cir.1983). But he must state for the record those considerations taken into account and the factual bases supporting his sentencing choice”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Buie · 484 So. 2d 936 - State v. Frelix