Jones v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “"In Lamar [v. State , 803 So.2d 576 (Ala. Crim. App. 2001) ], this Court reversed the trial court's restitution award of $25,000 to Rosalyn Sellers and her son for injuries they had sustained in an automobile accident. Lamar had entered a guilty plea to the offense of leaving the scene of an accident, a violation of § 32-10-1, Ala. Code 1975, and he argued on appeal that 'the circuit court improperly ordered him to pay restitution because, he argue[d], the injuries the victims sustained were not "proximately caused" by his leaving the scene.' Lamar , 803 So.2d at 577 . In our opinion reversing the trial court's restitution award, this Court stated: " 'Lamar's plea of guilty to the offense defined in §§ 32-10-1 and 32-10-2[, Ala. Code 1975,] did not result in a conviction for causing the accident that resulted in the injuries to Sellers and her son, and, therefore, his guilty plea could not authorize the trial court to sentence him to pay restitution for injuries sustained as a result of the accident. " '.... " 'The trial court could also have ordered Lamar to pay restitution for "any other criminal conduct' he admitted during these proceedings that was the proximate cause of the victims" injuries. See § 15-18-66[, Ala. Code 1975 ]. However, at no point during the plea colloquy, the sentencing hearing, or the restitution hearing did Lamar ever admit to having caused the accident resulting in the victims' injuries. Although evidence was presented during both the sentencing and ”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 255 So. 3d 746 - Holderfield v. State

2. “'Lamar's plea of guilty to the offense defined in §§ 32-10-1 and 32-10-2[, Ala. Code 1975,] did not result in a conviction for causing the accident that resulted in the injuries to Sellers and her son, and, therefore, his guilty plea could not authorize the trial court to sentence him to pay restitution for injuries sustained as a result of the accident. " '.... " 'The trial court could also have ordered Lamar to pay restitution for "any other criminal conduct' he admitted during these proceedings that was the proximate cause of the victims”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 255 So. 3d 746 - Holderfield v. State

3. “In Lamar [v. State , 803 So.2d 576 (Ala. Crim. App. 2001) ], this Court reversed the trial court's restitution award of $25,000 to Rosalyn Sellers and her son for injuries they had sustained in an automobile accident. Lamar had entered a guilty plea to the offense of leaving the scene of an accident, a violation of § 32-10-1, Ala. Code 1975, and he argued on appeal that 'the circuit court improperly ordered him to pay restitution because, he argue[d], the injuries the victims sustained were not "proximately caused”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 255 So. 3d 746 - Holderfield v. State