Florida Statute 958.021 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 958
YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS

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F.S. 958.021

958.021 Legislative intent.—The purpose of this chapter is to improve the chances of correction and successful return to the community of youthful offenders sentenced to imprisonment by providing them with enhanced vocational, educational, counseling, or public service opportunities and by preventing their association with older and more experienced criminals during the terms of their confinement. It is the further purpose of this chapter to encourage citizen volunteers from the community to contribute time, skills, and maturity toward helping youthful offenders successfully reintegrate into the community and to require youthful offenders to participate in substance abuse and other types of counseling and programs at each youthful offender institution. It is the further intent of the Legislature to provide an additional sentencing alternative to be used in the discretion of the court when dealing with offenders who have demonstrated that they can no longer be handled safely as juveniles and who require more substantial limitations upon their liberty to ensure the protection of society.

History.—s. 2, ch. 78-84; s. 18, ch. 85-288; s. 97, ch. 94-209.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 958.021

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 958.021.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 958.021

Total Results: 20

Robin Eustache v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-07-12

Citation: 248 So. 3d 1097

Snippet: youthful offenders differently than adults. See § 958.021, Fla. Stat. (2017). By contrast, the majority's

Jermaine C. Jackson v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-05-05

Citation: 191 So. 3d 423, 41 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 209, 2016 WL 2586306, 2016 Fla. LEXIS 956

Snippet: criminals during the terms of [ ] confinement.” § 958.021, Fla. Stat. The Legislature provided no reason

Jackson v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-03-26

Citation: 137 So. 3d 470, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 4361, 2014 WL 1225270

Snippet: criminals during the terms of their confinement.” § 958.021, Fla. Stat. Youthful offender sentencing is not

Pressley v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-10-31

Citation: 73 So. 3d 834, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 17248, 2011 WL 5119560

Snippet: incarceration in an arbitrary manner). Section 958.021, Florida Statutes (2009), part of the Youthful

Blacker v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-10-20

Citation: 49 So. 3d 785, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 15807, 2010 WL 4103159

Snippet: cognizable in a Rule 3.800(a) motion. Section 958.021, Florida Statutes (1997), expresses the legislative

Legette v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1997-05-21

Citation: 694 So. 2d 826, 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 5572, 1997 WL 266634

Snippet: to impose a youthful offender sentence. See § 958.021, Fla. Stat. (1993); Ellis v. State, 475 So.2d 1021

McGlocking v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1997-03-07

Citation: 689 So. 2d 1175, 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 1893, 1997 WL 101167

Snippet: older and more experienced criminals. See section 958.021, Florida Statutes. Since the court has the unquestioned

Blackmon v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1993-04-05

Citation: 616 So. 2d 587, 1993 WL 96770

Snippet: qualify as a youthful offender pursuant to section 958.021, Florida Statutes. We find no merit as to issue

Johnson v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1991-10-04

Citation: 586 So. 2d 1322, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 13953, 1991 WL 196294

Snippet: Statute 958.021. Relevant to the issue before the Court is that part of Florida Statute 958.021 which states:

State v. Lezcano

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1991-10-01

Citation: 586 So. 2d 1287, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 9740, 1991 WL 193117

Snippet: criminals during the term of their confinement.” § 958.021, Fla.Stat. (1989). It does so by providing a sentencing

Kepner v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1991-03-28

Citation: 577 So. 2d 576, 1991 WL 41055

Snippet: criminals during the terms of their confinement. § 958.021, Fla. Stat. (1989). Furthermore, the legislature

State v. Watts

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1990-03-15

Citation: 558 So. 2d 994, 1990 WL 29523

Snippet: provide a "sentencing alternative," see section 958.021, Florida Statutes (1985), that is more stringent

Reams v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1988-07-27

Citation: 528 So. 2d 558, 1988 WL 76448

Snippet: provide a `sentencing alternative,' see section 958.021, Florida Statutes (1985), that is more stringent

Allen v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1988-06-09

Citation: 526 So. 2d 69, 1988 WL 59164

Snippet: provide a "sentencing alternative," see section 958.021, Florida Statutes (1985), that is more stringent

State v. Diers

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1988-01-08

Citation: 517 So. 2d 788, 1988 WL 351

Snippet: those who have been adjudged youthful offenders. § 958.021, Fla. Stat. (1985). We, as did the third district

Ellis v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1985-09-25

Citation: 475 So. 2d 1021, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 2258

Snippet: continuing crime and related problems. See section 958.021, Florida Statutes (1983). We note that application

Ago

Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1984-10-04

Snippet: court when dealing with certain offenders. Section 958.021, F.S. To further this purpose the Legislature instituted

Wilson v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1983-09-12

Citation: 438 So. 2d 108

Snippet: under § 775.087(2) because of the provisions in § 958.021 and § 958.05, Florida Statutes (1981). Whitlock

Miller v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1982-03-22

Citation: 411 So. 2d 290, 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 19529

Snippet: experienced felons during imprisonment. See Section 958.021. In our view, the 1979 Act placed the decision

Whitlock v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1981-10-06

Citation: 404 So. 2d 795

Snippet: enactment of the statute. As stated in section 958.021, the legislature's goal was to improve the chances