State v. Black’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “The clear wording of the statute does not prohibit, nor does the jurisprudence indicate the legislature intended to take away the sentencing court’s discretion in prohibiting “good time” for habitual offenders convicted of felonies not enumerated in the statute. This discretion is still vested with the sentencing court. Id. at 1295 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Kuykendahl