781 So. 2d 1129 - State v. Stanton’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
August 2015
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 714 So. 2d 429 - State v. Mancino · 732 So. 2d 1065 - Banks v. State · Travis v. State · 767 So. 2d 598 - State v. Schillaci · State v. Randall
Most-quoted passages
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“A trial court’s decision whether to depart from the guidelines is a two-part process. First, the court must determine whether it can depart, i.e., whether there is a valid legal ground and adequate factual support for that ground in the case pending before it (step 1). Legal grounds are set forth in case law and statute, and facts supporting the ground must be proved at trial by “a preponderance of the evidence.” This aspect of the court’s decision to depart is a mixed question of law and fact and will be sustained on review if the court applied the right rule of law and if competent substantial evidence supports its ruling. Competent substantial evidence is tantamount to legally sufficient evidence, and the appellate court will assess the record evidence for its sufficiency only, not its weight.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Redden · State v. Perez
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