State v. Wilson’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. “shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a determinate term not less than two-thirds of the longest possible sentence for the conviction and not more than twice the longest possible sentence prescribed for a first conviction.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 867 So. 2d 107 - State v. Beverly · 845 So. 2d 546 - State v. Parker

2. “In [State v.] Barr, [ 01-696 (La.App. 3 Cir. 12/28/01) ,] 806 So.2d 137 , we found that the defendant impliedly waived his right to counsel at trial by his dilatory actions, where he was given two years to secure counsel, during which time he made several court appearances at which he was represented by three different attorneys. In State v. Batiste, 96-526 (La.App. 3 Cir. 12/11/96) ; 687 So.2d 499 , writ denied, 97-174 (La.6/30/97); 696 So.2d 1003 , this court also found an implied waiver of counsel by dilatory actions, where the defendant had previously obtained three continuances and told the trial court on eight out of eleven appearances that he had retained or would retain counsel. Although we found an implied waiver of counsel, we, nonetheless, reviewed the sufficiency of the evidence to determine whether the defendant was unduly prejudiced by proceeding without counsel. In State v. Mitchell, 580 So.2d 1006 (La.App. 3 Cir.1991), writ denied, 613 So.2d 969 (La.1993), the defendant appeared for trial without counsel, after he had previously been granted four continuances and had refused to accept court-appointed counsel. The defendant informed the trial court that he had planned to represent himself, but he could not because he was under "treatment." Although the trial court allowed the defendant to represent himself, it also appointed an attorney to assist him. Finding that the defendant waived his right to counsel, we stated: [T]he defendant was repeatedly given the opp”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 966 So. 2d 1096 - State v. Francis