Patzka v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. ““‘MS. EMFINGER [ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY]: The State represents that there is no restitution owed to the victim in this case. MR. BLANCHARD [DEFENDANT’S ATTORNEY]: The Defense concurs with that. “THE COURT: Does the State question or deny any of the testimony presented by the State itself in the trial of this case? “MS. EMFINGER: Do we deny it?' “THE COURT: Yes. “MS. EMFINGER: No, sir. “THE COURT: Does the State consider the forceful sodomy as not a torturous act to cause of action and wish to ask for damages? “MS. EMFINGER: Yes, sir, but we would say that as far as we ... we’re not going to speculate on damages. As far as actual damages, Mr. Gillis and I have conferred with him and we have conferred with the victim and there are none. “THE COURT: By speculative damages, do you mean punitive damages and by actual damages you mean bills submitted by hospitals or something of that nature? “MS. EMFINGER: Yes, sir. “THE COURT: All right. On the basis of the evidence presented by the State in the trial of this case I do direct that you pay to the victim in this case a sum of $100,000 as damages for the forceful sodomy committed on him.... ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 624 So. 2d 661 - Williams v. State