People v. Slaughter’s Empirical Analysis
1987
Citation profile
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 8 Cal. 3d 451 - People v. Vickers · 118 Cal. App. 3d 246 - People v. Axtell · People v. Langevin · 113 Cal. App. 3d 162 - People v. Sutton · 193 Cal. App. 3d 776 - People v. Cushway
Most-quoted passages
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“To so hold requires us to find two `initial sentencings': (1) when imposition of sentence is first suspended and (2) when sentence is imposed following revocation. Both the Legislature and the Judicial Council, in adopting statutes and rules respectively, were well aware of the stage of proceedings with which we here are confronted i.e., sentencing following revocation. Neither legislative body chose to require reasons at this stage.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“the selection of any disposition of the case which does not amount to a dismissal, acquittal, or grant of a new trial. It includes the granting of probation and the suspension of imposition or execution of a sentence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.