840 So. 2d 987 - State v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

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16 state decisions

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1. “[t]he determination of whether the confinement makes the other crime substantially easier of commission or substantially lessens the risk of detection does not depend upon the accomplishment of its purpose. The question is whether the initial confinement was intended to further either of these objectives.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 905 So. 2d 271 - Sanders v. State

2. “ceased naturally with the robbery. Thus, the State's evidence was legally insufficient to support the kidnapping charge. That said, however, the evidence presented was sufficient to support a conviction for false imprisonment. Section 787.02(1)(a) defines false imprisonment as”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 942 So. 2d 1010 - Cole v. State

3. “[t]he Faison test is not applicable to false imprisonment convictions because the test was established for a particular element of the kidnapping statute that is not included in the false imprisonment statute.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 917 So. 2d 953 - Essex v. State