604 So. 2d 559 - Eady v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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19 state decisions

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1. “Turning to the scoresheet challenge, appellant correctly asserted that assessment of 150 points under the category of first degree felony punishable by life was improper. “A capital felony and a life felony must be so designated by statute.” Sec. 775.081(1), Fla. Stat. (1989). Second-degree murder, appellant’s convicted offense, is designated by statute as “a felony of the first degree, punishable by imprisonment for a term of years not exceeding life ...” Sec. 782.04(2), Fla. Stat. (1989). In view of the statutory designation, the second-degree murder conviction should have been scored as a first-degree felony, without the punishable by life designation. Nevertheless, the scoresheet error in this case was harmless, because deletion of the excess points places appellant in the same guidelines recommended sentencing range.”

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

2. “oral statements to the contrary as reflected in the transcript of a sentencing hearing, or by written statements to the contrary contained in a negotiated plea.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 733 So. 2d 963 - Cottle v. State

3. “a felony of the first degree, punishable by imprisonment for a term of years not exceeding life ...”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 804 So. 2d 313 - Betancourt v. State