119 Wis. 2d 546 - State v. Sepulveda’s Empirical Analysis

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38 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 38 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “973.09 Probation. (l)(a) . . . [I]f a person is convicted of a crime, the court, by order, may withhold sentence or impose sentence under s. 973.15 and stay its execution, and in either case place the person on probation to the department for a stated period, stating in the order the reasons therefor. The court may impose any conditions which appear to be reasonable and appropriate.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 173 Wis. 2d 439 - State v. Hays · 386 Wis. 2d 526 - State v. Dennis L. Schwind

2. “We hold that this modification is not a revocation. It is instead a very limited extension of the power to modify the terms of probation and should only be utilized by the courts in cases such as the instant one, where the judge's intent behind the grant of probation is completely frustrated due to the failure of a primary condition.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Harbor · 191 Wis. 2d 85 - State v. Carrizales

3. “inherent within the probation statute is the court's continued power to effectuate the dual purposes of probation, namely, rehabilitating the defendant and protecting society, through the court's authority to modify or extend probationary terms.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 225 Wis. 2d 39 - State v. Gray · 2003 WI App 78 - State v. Schell