Lee v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 576 So. 2d 281 - State v. Williams · 498 So. 2d 863 - Whitehead v. State · 515 So. 2d 748 - Shull v. Dugger · 506 So. 2d 1039 - In re Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 6C(1) · Burdick v. State
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“fails when the history of the relevant statutes is examined. Since the advent of life felonies in chapter 72-724, Laws of Florida, no amendment to the recidivist statute has referenced life felonies, and prior to enactment of section 6, chapter 88-131, Laws of Florida, the penalty provisions of section 775.084 did not include subsection (4)(e). Yet, in chapter 75-298, Laws of Florida, the legislature began directing punishment as provided in section 775.084 for life felonies. It appears that this omnibus crime bill made universal reference to section 775.084 for all felonies other than capital felonies, without consideration of the specific contents of the recidivist statute. The Lamont court having conceded that sections 775.084(4)(a) and 775.084(4)(b) do not apply to life felonies, we fail to see the logic of the legislative intent it ascribes to the 1975 enactment.”
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