863 So. 2d 1005 - Wright v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “The record, including proof of Wright's prior criminal convictions, indicated a persistent effort on Wright's part to traffic in illegal narcotics. The Legislature, in an attempt to combat the spread of drug use and to keep repeat offenders out of circulation for extended periods of time, has devised a system of punishment that includes lengthy incarceration for those individuals who repeatedly violate the state's drug laws. Wright fits plainly within that category since all of his convictions shown in the record relate to narcotic possession or narcotic trafficking. The sentences imposed are within the limits of those set out by the Legislature and, under the circumstances of this case, we do not conclude that they appear so unreasonably harsh as to invoke constitutional considerations of cruel and unusual punishment.”

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   e.g. 986 So. 2d 338 - Baskin v. State