862 So. 2d 440 - State v. Jarrett’s Empirical Analysis

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7 state decisions

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1. “While the trial court did not specifically state the reason for the consecutive sentences, the court discussed certain factors as set forth above which support the ruling. The rape and forced oral sex conducted at knife-point were particularly vicious. The victim was physically brutalized and mentally traumatized. Jarrett could not verbalize any reason for committing these offenses. He suffers from an impulse disorder and intentionally stopped taking medications prescribed for that disorder. He has a prior criminal record of a misdemeanor drug charge and unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling which was reduced by a plea agreement to a misdemeanor. All of these factors, as discussed by the trial court, support a finding that the defendant constitutes an unusual risk of danger to the public. The consecutive sentences therefore do not constitute error, and we find that the sentences are not constitutionally excessive.”

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

2. “victim awoke to find a man beside her on her bed telling her not to scream and to do whatever he said so she would not be hurt.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 6 So. 3d 997 - State v. HLJ