502 So. 2d 1371 - State v. Martin’s Empirical Analysis
1987
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
March 1996
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 478 So. 2d 1054 - State v. Jackson · 463 So. 2d 493 - State v. Twelves · 464 So. 2d 684 - State v. Rice · 495 So. 2d 242 - State v. DeMarco
Most-quoted passages
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“the trial court’s failure to submit written, clear and convincing reasons for departure was error” because the incarcerative portion of the split sentence was less than the statutory maximum (fifteen years) which was less than the recommended guidelines (life imprisonment)). . In discussing qualifying phrases in sentences with more than one antecedent, this court has stated: We are aided by the statutory rule of construction known as the doctrine of last antecedent, under which”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Roberts v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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