921.185

Sentence; restitution a mitigation in certain crimes.

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921.185 Sentence; restitution a mitigation in certain crimes.In the imposition of a sentence for any felony or misdemeanor involving property, but not injury or opportunity for injury to persons, the court, in its discretion, shall consider any degree of restitution a mitigation of the severity of an otherwise appropriate sentence.
History.s. 1, ch. 74-125.
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and SC14-1952 Jean Claude Noel v. State of Florida and Jean Claude Noel v. State of Florida (2016) fla · cites it 8× “” § 921.185, Fla. Stat. (2010). A trial court is authorized in imposing a downward departure sentence where “[t]he need for payment of restitution to the victim outweighs the need for a prison sentence.”
Noel v. State (2013) fladistctapp · cites it 12× “For crimes “involving property,” section 921.185, Florida Statutes (2010), provides that a sentencing court has the discretion to “consider any degree of restitution a mitigation of the severity of an otherwise appropriate sentence.”
State v. Baron C. Rogers (2018) fladistctapp · cites it 2× “The defendant argued below that this departure reason was proper based on the language of section 921.185 of the Florida Statutes (2017).”
Pinto v. State (1998) fladistctapp · cites it 2× “Although the amendment to the guidelines which specifically permits this basis for departure, § 921.0016(4)(e), Fla. Stat.”
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