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The Stanton Kaplan Rule? - Click here for today's Supreme Court ruling changing the score sheets in Florida.Here's the relevant lingo, included in new score sheets:"If total sentence points are less than or equal to 44, the lowest permissible sentence is any non-state prison sanction. If the total sentence points are 22 points or less, see Section 775.082(10), Florida Statues, to determine if the court must sentence the offender to a non-state prison sanction."But don't get too excited.  Pursuant to the amended statute, judges can still make written findings if they want a guy to do a year and a day (or more) with 22 or less (see the changes to Section 775.082 in the Opinion).Ilona Holmes interviewed today - for the position of US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida...continue to full post

Full post as published by JAABlog on July 16, 2009 (boomark / email).