People v. Protsman’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. ““(1) Within the limitations of the penalties provided by the classification of the offense of which a person is found guilty, and subject to the provisions of this title, the trial court has the following alternatives in entering judgment imposing a sentence: “(d) A person who has been previously convicted of a felony in this state or in another jurisdiction, based upon an offense which occurred within five years prior to the date of the offense for which he is being sentenced, shall not be eligible for an indeterminate sentence, notwithstanding the institution to which he is sentenced ... if a class 4 felony, the authorized minimum sentence shall be not less than two years imprisonment. . . .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. People v. Lipinski

2. “merely forbids an indeterminate sentence to a defendant with a prior felony conviction.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. People v. Trujillo