Bumpus v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “[T]he [superior] court did not even refer to the aggregate length of the sentences it imposed. From the record, it would appear that the court had no specific reason to select a term totaling twenty-three years. The composite term seems instead to reflect the somewhat fortuitous result of adding together the terms that the superior court deemed to be individually appropriate for Bumpus’ separate crimes.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Bumpus

2. “the sentencing goals of rehabilitation, deterrence, and reaffirmation of societal norms will almost invariably be satisfied by imposition of a sentence of ten years or less.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Smith v. State