Knight v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
10
cited by 10 later decisions
1
states following
February 2002
most recently cited
10 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 740 So. 2d 520 - Jones v. State · 740 So. 2d 20 - Woods v. State · 749 So. 2d 501 - Gonzalez v. Singletary · Mundy v. State · Jackson v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“DOES SECTION [775.082(8)(a)2.a.], FLORIDA STATUTES (1997), WHICH MANDATES A LIFE SENTENCE FOR PRISON RELEASEE REOFFENDERS WHO COMMIT "A FELONY PUNISHABLE BY LIFE," APPLY BOTH TO LIFE FELONIES AND FIRST DEGREE FELONIES PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR A TERM OF YEARS NOT EXCEEDING LIFE? [1]”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“This Court has also found that the term felony punishable by life in subsection 775.082(8)(a)2.a., Florida Statutes (1997), covers both life felonies and first degree felonies punishable by a term of years not exceeding life.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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