629 So. 2d 281 - Smith v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1993
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
May 2002
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Branam v. State · Holloman v. State · 617 So. 2d 1170 - Parrish v. State · Wilson v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“The problem with that [harmless error] view is that because of the many attacks upon convictions and sentences in Florida made possible by the complexity of the section, ultimately shorter sentences may not be subsumed by the larger. The error can now be corrected while the focus is upon them.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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