Florida Statute 958.021 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 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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Total Results: 25

State v. Goodson

403 So. 2d 1337

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 10, 1981 | Docket: 1672809

Cited 22 times | Published

no longer be handled safely as juveniles... ." § 958.021, Fla. Stat. (Supp. 1978). As attractive as this

State v. Watts

558 So. 2d 994, 1990 WL 29523

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 15, 1990 | Docket: 1726285

Cited 19 times | Published

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

Allen v. State

526 So. 2d 69, 1988 WL 59164

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 9, 1988 | Docket: 1272834

Cited 14 times | Published

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

Goodson v. State

392 So. 2d 1335

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 14, 1980 | Docket: 1678415

Cited 13 times | Published

conclusion.[1] The legislative intent expressed in section 958.021 does not require a different result because

Ellis v. State

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 25, 1985 | Docket: 1301873

Cited 11 times | Published

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

Kepner v. State

577 So. 2d 576, 1991 WL 41055

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 28, 1991 | Docket: 1136139

Cited 9 times | Published

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

Jackson v. State

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 26, 2014 | Docket: 60240327

Cited 8 times | Published

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

Blacker v. State

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 20, 2010 | Docket: 60296852

Cited 8 times | Published

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

Whitlock v. State

404 So. 2d 795

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 6, 1981 | Docket: 1782658

Cited 8 times | Published

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

Pressley v. State

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 31, 2011 | Docket: 2359877

Cited 7 times | Published

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

Killian v. State

387 So. 2d 385

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 25, 1980 | Docket: 1706223

Cited 6 times | Published

Florida Youthful Offender Act as expressed in Section 958.021, Florida Statutes (Supp. 1978), is as follows:

Reams v. State

528 So. 2d 558, 1988 WL 76448

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 27, 1988 | Docket: 1366648

Cited 4 times | Published

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

Wilson v. State

438 So. 2d 108

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 12, 1983 | Docket: 1446551

Cited 3 times | Published

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

Robin Eustache v. State of Florida

248 So. 3d 1097

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 12, 2018 | Docket: 7417582

Cited 2 times | Published

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

Blackmon v. State

616 So. 2d 587, 1993 WL 96770

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 5, 1993 | Docket: 2577642

Cited 2 times | Published

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

State v. Diers

517 So. 2d 788, 1988 WL 351

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 8, 1988 | Docket: 541057

Cited 2 times | Published

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

Jermaine C. Jackson v. State of Florida

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

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 5, 2016 | Docket: 3061090

Cited 1 times | Published

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

Legette v. State

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 21, 1997 | Docket: 64774081

Published

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

McGlocking v. State

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 7, 1997 | Docket: 64771802

Published

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

Johnson v. State

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 4, 1991 | Docket: 64662144

Published

the treatment of youthful offenders in Florida Statute 958.021. Relevant to the issue before the Court

State v. Lezcano

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 1, 1991 | Docket: 64662137

Published

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

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Oct 4, 1984 | Docket: 3255433

Published

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

Miller v. State

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 22, 1982 | Docket: 64588630

Published

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

Harmon v. State

397 So. 2d 1218, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 19718

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 11, 1981 | Docket: 64582466

Published

in each particular case. Florida Statutes, Section 958.021 (1979); Killian v. State, 387 So.2d 385 (Fla

Abram v. State

405 So. 2d 992, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 19270

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 14, 1981 | Docket: 64586037

Published

more akin to a subsequent offender statute. Section 958.021 indicates that the act provides “an additional