State v. Fountain’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “In State v. White, 35,235 (La.App. 2 Cir.10/31/01), 799 So.2d 1165 , the court imposed on the defendant a seven year maximum sentence for simple robbery to be served consecutively with sentences for conspiracy to commit simple robbery and second-degree battery where the victim sustained broken jaws on both sides of the face requiring thousands of dollars in medical bills for reconstructive surgery. In State v. Wilson, 660 So.2d 571 (La.App. 2 Cir.1995), the court imposed on the defendant, a first felony offender, a seven year maximum sentence where the defendant acted without provocation, using a ruse to lure the victim to him, used a gun during the robbery and before robbing the victim wrestled him to the ground and repeatedly struck him in the face. The defendant had previous misdemeanor arrests and convictions for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia. In State v. Capano, 466 So.2d 649 (La.App. 5 Cir.1985), the court imposed on the defendant the maximum seven year sentence where the defendant, who was sixteen at the time of the offense, had an extensive juvenile record and the pre-sentence investigation indicated that he committed crimes on a regular basis and that he would likely commit another crime if not committed to an institution for an extensive period of time.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 50 So. 3d 219 - State v. Fernandez