Washington v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. ““However, our examination of the record reveals that the trial court improperly sentenced the appellant to serve a term of 13 years in prison. The appellant was indicted for first-degree robbery while armed with a deadly weapon, and the jury found him guilty as charged in the indictment. First-degree robbery is a Class A felony. See § 13A-8^41(c), Ala.Code 1975. In addition, § 13A~5-6(a)(4), Ala.Code 1975, provides that, when a firearm is used in the commission of a Class A felony, the minimum sentence is 20 years in prison. The appellant’s 13-year sentence falls below this mandatory minimum. Accordingly, we remand this case to the trial court with instructions that that court resentence the appellant in accordance with § 13A-5-6(a)(4), Ala.Code 1975.””

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