129 Ill. App. 2d 356 - People v. Riso’s Empirical Analysis

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9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The arguments pertaining to the absence of a mitigation hearing are without substance. First of all, it is questionable whether such a hearing must be held in a revocation proceeding. The relevant statute only calls for a hearing after conviction. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1965, ch. 38, par. 1—7(g). Riso had had this hearing following his conviction for burglary * * * and it resulted in his being placed on probation. * * *” (Emphasis ours.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 30 Ill. App. 3d 180 - People v. Kaminski