26 Ariz. App. 390 - State v. Pitts’s Empirical Analysis
1976
Citation profile
33 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 33 later decisions — most recently May 2020 · most notably State v. Lenihan (1979), State v. Medina (1999)
33 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on State v. Evans · State v. Pakula · 7 Ariz. App. 422 - State v. Van Meter · State v. Bigelow · State v. Pierce
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 33 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““ ‘. .. Imposition of a fine is the passing of a sentence and not the suspension of sentence. The fact that the court terms it a condition of probation does not render it any the less a sentence. We are not here dealing with a condition of probation which requires the defendant to make restitution to the crime victim. That would be a wholly different matter.’. . . “The Arizona court further reasoned that if a fine (as here and not related to our guidelines) were to be allowed as merely a condition or probation, the default in payment could result in revocation of probation and imprisonment for the maximum period allowed by the statute for the crime for which defendant was convicted. In that event the failure to pay a small fine may result in defendant’s imprisonment far exceeding the period ordinarily permitted.” State v. Babbit, 574 P.2d at 1001 . (Emphasis supplied.)”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Lenihan““§ 13-1657. Suspending imposition or execution of sentence; revocation and termination of probation; discharge “A. If it appears that there are circumstances in mitigation of the punishment, or that the ends of justice will be sub-served thereby, the court may, in its discretion, place the defendant upon probation in the manner following: “1. The court may suspend the imposing of sentence and may direct that the suspension continue for such period of time, not exceeding the maximum term of sentence which may be imposed, and upon such terms and conditions as the court determines, and shall place such person on probation * *”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Risher
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.