817 So. 2d 644 - Collins v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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1. “Every person convicted in this state of a felony who shall have been convicted twice previously of any felony or federal crime upon charges separately brought and arising out of separate incidents at different times and who shall have been sentenced to separate terms of one (1) year or more in any state and/or federal penal institution, whether in this state or elsewhere, shall be sentenced to the maximum term of imprisonment prescribed for such felony, and such sentence shall not be reduced or suspended nor shall such person be eligible for parole or probation.”

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

2. “Id. The videotape of the robbery did not show that the robber had a gun, and no gun was recovered during the police investigation. Id. This Court found that the teller's testimony was sufficient to establish the element of exhibition of a deadly weapon because”

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

3. “Some of the time the unspoken intangible may be the judge's perception of the [attorney] arising from past experience. The fact that the judge spoke about this on the record does not by itself cause us to find error.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 925 So. 2d 840 - Johns v. State