Hammonds v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 2 district · 18 state decisions

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

1. “(1) a retrospective factual question whether the probationer has violated a condition of probation; and (2) a discretionary determination by the sentencing authority whether a violation of a condition warrants revocation of probation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 242 Md. App. 90 - Brendoff v. State

2. “a revocation of probation hearing is a civil proceeding, in which the probationer is not cloaked with the full panoply of constitutional rights and procedural safeguards enjoyed by a defendant in a criminal cause.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 242 Md. App. 90 - Brendoff v. State

3. “Even if the plain meaning is clear and unambiguous, we often look to legislative intent and purpose to determine if they ratify our analysis and interpretation of a statute.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 242 Md. App. 90 - Brendoff v. State