Pitts v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The sentence, however, was well within the appropriate range of punishment for the misdemeanor offense at issue here. See OCGA § 40-6-1 (a) ; OCGA §§ 17-10-3 (a), (b), (d) (2), (d) (4). Moreover, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in imposing general conditions of probation, such as that Oduok violate no criminal laws, report to his probation officer, and not leave the State without permission from the probation supervisor. See OCGA § 17-10-3 (d) (4) (following a misdemeanor conviction, a judge may probate or suspend”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. ODUOK v. the STATE.

2. “[i]n the absence of express authority to the contrary, we see no logical reason why any reasonable condition imposed for probation or suspension of a sentence by a trial court should not be approved. Probated and suspended sentences, upon reasonable conditions, have traditionally been used by trial judges in Georgia as effective tools of rehabilitation and serve a useful purpose in appropriate cases as an alternative to confinement.”

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

3. “all or any part of a penalty upon such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the judge”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. ODUOK v. the STATE.