484 So. 2d 86 - Berry v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. “Mr. Hugger, in Case No. CF85-846, I have considered the presentence investigation and I’ve considered everything that I’ve heard here today, and I have also gone over in my own mind the facts and circumstances of the case as I heard it at the jury trial. And it’s going to be my finding that you ought to be sentenced as a habitual felony offender and I specifically make a finding that you’ve previously been convicted of a felony in this state within the time period as set out in Chapter 775.084. And I also specifically find that it will be — that it’s necessary for the protection of the public from further criminal activity on your part that your sentence be enhanced.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 496 So. 2d 890 - Hugger v. State

2. “The technical violations consisted of defendant's alleged failure to file truthful, written monthly reports, failure to pay various supervision and court costs, and his change of residence without notifying his probation officer. The substantive violations consisted of his alleged commission of four robberies and two attempted first-degree murders.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 789 So. 2d 982 - State v. Meeks