651 So. 2d 167 - Ritchie v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1995
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
April 2008
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 599 So. 2d 1276 - Parmley v. State · 541 So. 2d 1170 - Duke v. State · 589 So. 2d 362 - Tomlinson v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“If we were to accept the arguments submitted by appellant, a person originally indicted for a more severe offense (first-degree murder) and later found guilty of a lesser-included offense (second-degree murder with a firearm), would be entitled to greater protection from being sentenced as an adult than a person who was originally indicted for and found guilty of second-degree murder with a firearm. The only difference in the two situations is that the grand jury would have found the first person to be more culpable. It does not make good common sense to provide the more culpable person with greater procedural protections prior to adult sentencing.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Ritchie v. State“3. If the child is found to have committed the offense punishable by death or by life imprisonment, the child shall be sentenced as an adult. If the child is not found to have committed the indictable offense but is found to have committed a lesser included offense or any other offense for which he was indicted as a part of the criminal episode, the court may sentence as follows: a. Pursuant to the provisions of s. 39.059; b. Pursuant to the provisions of chapter 958, notwithstanding any other provisions of that chapter to the contrary; or c. As an adult, pursuant to the provisions of s. 39.059(7)(c).”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Ritchie v. State“WHETHER A CHILD, CHARGED WITH AN OFFENSE PUNISHABLE BY DEATH OR LIFE IMPRISONMENT, BUT FOUND GUILTY OF A LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSE, PUNISHABLE BY A TERM OF YEARS NOT EXCEEDING LIFE, MUST BE SENTENCED AS AN ADULT WITHOUT THE PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS AFFORDED BY SECTION 39.059(7)(c), FLORIDA STATUTES?”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Ritchie v. State
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