State v. Watkins’s Empirical Analysis
1989
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
August 1992
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Sweet · State v. Hannah · State v. Superior Court in and for Maricopa · State v. Fallon
Most-quoted passages
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“The underlying principle of Sweet and Fallon is that, prior to the 1984 amendment to A.R.S. § 13-702(H), the trial court could not legally defer the designation of an open end offense pending the outcome of probation. Thus, the subsequent designation, as occurred in both Sweet and Fallon , was a nullity. It was this attempt to breathe felonious life into an improper sentence that is condemned in Sweet and Fallon , not which enhancement statute was being utilized. 5”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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