State v. Finley’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

48 state decisions

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

1. “(1) At any time during probation, if a probation and parole officer reasonably believes that the probationer has violated a condition of probation, a court may issue a warrant for the arrest of the probationer... (2) Any probation and parole officer may arrest the probationer without a warrant or may orally deputize any other officer with power of arrest to do so by giving the officer oral authorization and within 12 hours delivering to the detention center a written statement setting forth that the probationer has, in the judgment of the probation and parole officer, violated the conditions of probation.... (3) A probation and parole officer may authorize a detention center to hold a probationer arrested under this section without bail for 72 hours.... (4) If the probationer is detained and bond is set, the probation and parole officer shall file a report of violation within 10 days of the arrest of the probationer.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Evans

2. “(4) Without unnecessary delay, the offender must be brought before the judge, and the offender must be advised of: (a) the allegations of the petition; (b) the opportunity to appear and to present evidence in the offender’s own behalf; (c) the opportunity to question adverse witnesses; and (d) the right to be represented by counsel at the revocation hearing. . . (5) A hearing is required before a suspended or deferred sentence can be revoked or the terms or conditions of the sentence can be modified . . .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Triplett

3. “(1) written notice of the claimed probation violation; (2) disclosure of the evidence against the defendant; (3) the opportunity to be heard in person and present testimonial and documentary evidence; (4) the right to confront and cross-examine adverse witnesses; (5) a neutral arbiter; and (6) a written statement of the evidence relied upon by the arbiter and the reason for revoking probation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Graves