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State v. Cotton

Citations

  • 728 So. 2d 251
  • 1998 WL 879647

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  • holding that the trial court has discretion to determine whether a defendant should be sentenced as a Prison Re-leasee Reoffender under the Prison Re-leasee Reoffender Act
  • holding that the trial court has discretion to determine whether a defendant should be sentenced as a Prison Re-leasee Reoffender under the Prison Re-leasee Reoffender Act
  • holding that the trial court has discretion to determine whether a defendant should be sentenced as a Prison Re-leasee Reoffender under the Prison Re-leasee Reoffender Act
  • holding that the trial court has discretion to determine whether a defendant should be sentenced as a Prison Re- leasee Reoffender under the Prison Re-leasee Reoffender Act
  • holding that the trial court has discretion to determine whether a defendant should be sentenced as a prison releasee reoffender pursuant to section 775.082(8), Florida Statutes (1997)
  • “We hold that the trial court, not the prosecutor, has the responsibility to determine the facts and to exercise the discretion permitted by [the Act]”

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