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A Judge Who Rejects a Downward Departure Doesn’t Have to Explain Why on the Record, First DCA Rules
Weber v. State · No. 1D2025-1427 (Fla. 1st DCA) · Decided September 30, 2026 More analysis may follow as additional information is received and reviewed. Sign up for alerts. A sentencing judge who rejects a defendant’s request for a downward…
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Oct 11, 2026
Small Drug Quantity and Jail Volunteer Work Aren’t Valid Grounds for a Downward Departure, Second DCA Rules
State v. Mathis · No. 2D2025-2309 (Fla. 2d DCA) · Decided October 9, 2026 More analysis may follow as additional information is received and reviewed. Sign…
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Second DCA orders new sentencing after trial court refused to consider a downward departure
A Sarasota defendant who pleaded no contest to child-pornography charges is entitled to a new sentencing hearing, and before a different judge, because the trial court…
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