800 So. 2d 1221 - Ethridge v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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1. “The right to be free from an illegal sentence has been found to be fundamental.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 933 So. 2d 1014 - Davis v. State · 958 So. 2d 1276 - Jefferson v. State

2. “INTO OPEN COURT on July 8, 2004 came the Assistant District Attorney, who prosecutes for the State of Mississippi, and the defendant STEVE JEFFERSON, personally and represented by counsel HONORABLE MORRIS SWEATT, whereupon the Defendant was lawfully arraigned on a charge in this Court of UTTERING FORGERY. The Court, after full inquiry, determined that Defendant's plea of guilty complied with all the requirements of Rule 8.04 of the Uniform Rules of Circuit Court, and satisfied all of Defendant's additional legal and constitutional rights. The plea was accepted and the Court found Defendant guilty of said charge. THEREFORE, for said offense and on said plea of guilty, and after consideration of a presentence investigation report, it is by the Court ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the said STEVE JEFFERSON be and he is hereby sentenced to serve FIFTEEN (15) years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The defendant is to be placed immediately in the Therapeutic Community Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program with the Department of Corrections. Once the defendant has successfully completed the aforesaid Program, he is then to be released to serve the remaining balance of his FOUR (4) years in the Intensive Supervision House Arrest Program. Once the defendant has successfully completed the Intensive Supervision House Arrest Program then the remaining ELEVEN (11) years be SUSPENDED, pending successful completion of a FIVE (5) year period of post-release supervision, pu”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 958 So. 2d 1276 - Jefferson v. State

3. “re-sentencing of a defendant to a greater punishment than he originally received [can] imply double jeopardy”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 919 So. 2d 282 - Harvey v. State