956 So. 2d 779 - State v. Estes’s Empirical Analysis

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27 state decisions

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1. “In selecting a proper sentence, a trial judge is not limited to considering only a defendant's prior convictions but may properly review all prior criminal activity. State v. Russell , 40,526 (La.App. 2d Cir. 1/27/05), 920 So.2d 866 , writ denied , 2006-0478 (La. 9/29/06), 937 So.2d 851 ; State v. Jackson , 612 So.2d 993 (La.App. 2d Cir. 1993). The sources of information relied upon by the sentencing court may include evidence usually excluded from the courtroom at the trial of guilt or innocence, e.g., hearsay and arrests, as well as conviction records. State v. Myles , 94-0217 (La. 6/3/94), 638 So.2d 218 . These matters may be considered even in the absence of proof the defendant committed the other offenses. State v. Estes , 42,093 (La.App. 2d Cir. 5/9/07), 956 So.2d 779 . Factors to be considered may include jail disciplinary records. State v. Russell , supra.”

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