Edwards v. State
Cases that cite this one
4 later published cases cite this decision.
- Stephen C. Hanf v. State of Florida (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)
- KESHAWN BENJAMIN SHIVERS v. STATE OF FLORIDA (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2020)
- Miguel Angel Alfonso-Roche v. State of Florida (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016)
- Peters v. State (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)
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Opinion of the Court
Appellant appeals a sentence of fifteen years for escape, claiming that it is grossly disproportionate to the crime. A constitutional claim that a punishment is cruel and unusual requires a proportionality analysis, which appellant has not argued. See Solem v. Helm, 463 U.S. 277, 290-92, 103 S.Ct. 3001, 77 L.Ed.2d 637 (1983); Hale v. State, 630 So.2d 521, 525-26 (Fla. 1993). He simply points to the specific facts, which show that his “escape” constituted only the attempt to bolt out of the courtroom after he received a stiffer sentence than he expected for another crime. However, a proportionality analysis focuses on the crime charged and the legislatively imposed punishment for the crime, not the specific facts of a particular case. See Solem, 463 U.S. at 290-92, 103 S.Ct. 3001. We cannot say that a sentence of fifteen years for the crime of escape violates the cruel and unusual punishment clause, and appellant has given us no argument to suggest otherwise.
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