480 So. 2d 207 - Blackshear v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. “by a term of imprisonment for life or by a term of imprisonment not exceeding 40 years.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Greenhalgh v. State · 513 So. 2d 174 - Blackshear v. State

2. “With regard to the second point presented for review, i.e., the two concurrent 65-year sentences, Blackshear contends and the state agrees that the sentences are improper because they are not within the parameters provided by statute. Blackshear pled guilty to a violation of Section 794.011(3), Florida Statutes, [footnote omitted] and Section 787.01, Florida Statutes. [footnote omitted] Both crimes are categorized as life felonies, punishable as provided in Section 775.082(3)(a), Florida Statutes, which states in part that a person convicted of a life felony "committed on or after October 1, 1983, [may be punished] by a term of imprisonment for life or by a term of imprisonment not exceeding 40 years, " (emphasis supplied). We find, therefore, that the trial court has imposed an illegal sentence, and we reverse and remand the concurrent 65-year sentences for imposition of a sentence that comports with the law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 513 So. 2d 174 - Blackshear v. State