Williams v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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36 state decisions

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1. “... (S)ection 948.06(1), Florida Statutes (1987), provides that upon revoking a defendant's probation the court is authorized to impose any sentence that it might have originally imposed before placing a defendant on probation. Moreover, we believe that the position advocated by Williams could have a deterrent effect on probation. A judge might be less willing to give the defendant another chance by putting him on probation if he knew that the preexisting reasons for departure could not be considered in the event the probation was violated. Thus, we hold that the court could properly impose a departure sentence for valid reasons which existed at the time he was placed on probation.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. King v. State · 597 So. 2d 309 - King v. State

2. “the defendant has shown a pattern of engaging in increasingly serious criminal activity.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Barfield v. State · Mills v. State

3. “`where the factors on which the departure sentence is based relate to the acts or episode constituting the violation of probation or community control.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. King v. State · 616 So. 2d 964 - Snead v. State