Himes v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
September 2003
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on North Carolina v. Pearce · Heggs v. State · 760 So. 2d 924 - Trapp v. State · 488 So. 2d 523 - State v. Mischler · 732 So. 2d 1065 - Banks v. State
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“[A] trial court’s decision to depart from the guidelines is a two-step process. First, the trial court must determine whether it can depart by determining as a mixed question of law and fact whether there is a valid legal ground supported by an adequate factual basis. If so, the second step is the discretionary decision whether departure is the best sentencing option considering the totality of the.circumstances, including mitigation and aggravating circumstances.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Bowen v. State
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