2016 UT App 245 - State v. Phillip’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “'[b]eing unsuccessfully discharged' from therapy is different than ... 'having failed to participate in sex offender therapy,' " and contends that the district court overstepped its bounds by determining that Defendant was unsuccessfully discharged. ¶19 We disagree. In so doing, we note that Defendant appears to misapprehend which branches of government are involved during the imposition, modification, or revocation of probation. "[T]he judicial branch has the authority to begin probation and to terminate probation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Balfour

2. “the authority to terminate probation before its natural expiration has been allocated by statute to the judicial branch”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Balfour

3. “a division of the Department of Corrections”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Balfour