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: Fla. | Date Filed: 2018-07-12T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 248 So. 3d 1097

Snippet: youthful offenders differently than adults. See § 958.021, Fla. Stat. (2017). By contrast, the majority&#…programs at each youthful offender institution. § 958.021, Fla. Stat. (2017). There is no reasonable basis

Jermaine C. Jackson v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2016-05-05T00:00:00-07:00

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 …criminals during the terms of their, confinement.” § 958.021, Fla. Stat. (2007). Fqr example, a trial court

Jackson v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-03-26T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 137 So. 3d 470

Snippet: criminals during the terms of their confinement.” § 958.021, Fla. Stat. Youthful offender sentencing is not…criminals during the terms of their confinement.” § 958.021, Fla. Stat. Limiting inclusion into a youthful

Pressley v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2011-10-31T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 73 So. 3d 834

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

Blacker v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2010-10-20T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 49 So. 3d 785

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

Legette v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1997-05-21T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 694 So. 2d 826

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

McGlocking v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1997-03-07T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 689 So. 2d 1175

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

Blackmon v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1993-04-05T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 616 So. 2d 587

Snippet: qualify as a youthful offender pursuant to section 958.021, Florida Statutes. We find no merit as to issue…qualify as a youthful offender pursuant to section 958.021, Florida Statutes, and the trial court affirmatively

Johnson v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1991-10-04T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 586 So. 2d 1322

Snippet: Statute 958.021. Relevant to the issue before the Court is that part of Florida Statute 958.021 which states…the legislature as manifested in Florida Statute 958.021, when the judiciary has declined to exercise its

State v. Lezcano

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1991-10-01T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 586 So. 2d 1287

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

Kepner v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1991-03-27T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 577 So. 2d 576

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

State v. Watts

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1990-03-14T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 558 So. 2d 994

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

Reams v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1988-07-27T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 528 So. 2d 558

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

Allen v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1988-06-09T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 526 So. 2d 69

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

State v. Diers

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1988-01-07T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 517 So. 2d 788

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

Ellis v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1985-09-25T00:00:00-07:00

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: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1984-10-04T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: court when dealing with certain offenders. Section 958.021, F.S. To further this purpose the Legislature instituted…While the Legislature expressed its intent in s. 958.021, F.S., to prevent persons sentenced as youthful

Wilson v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1983-09-12T00:53:00-07:00

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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1982-03-22T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 411 So. 2d 290

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

Whitlock v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1981-10-06T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 404 So. 2d 795

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