People v. McKenzie’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[w]hen probation is granted, ... the timing of the judgment can vary because a trial court may grant probation by either suspending imposition of the sentence, or by imposing the sentence and suspending its execution . [Citation.] These two situations affect when the judgment becomes final, which in turn affects whether a defendant is eligible to seek the retroactive benefit of a change in law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Grzymski

2. “Had the trial court initially imposed sentence ... and suspended its execution, we would agree that defendant's judgment would have become final 60 days later and he could not now obtain the retroactive benefit of a change in law under Estrada .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Sapienza

3. “when the trial court initially suspends imposition of sentence and grants probation, 'no judgment is then pending against the probationer, who is subject only to the terms and conditions of the probation,'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Grzymski