Gillem v. State

How courts have described this case

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• holding that the trial court had properly used the aggravator of need for treatment in a penal facility where the court noted that the prior attempts of probation and court ordered counseling had been unsuccessful
• holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in according no weight to the defendant's guilty plea where the defendant did not plead guilty until two years after his offense, thus causing the State spent significant time and resources on the case
• guilty plea may not be a significant mitigating factor when it does not save the State time and resources
• plea has lessened significance where State has already spent considerable time and resources

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