548 So. 2d 632 - Petty v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"The Youthful Offender Act vests in the trial judge almost absolute discretion to grant or deny youthful offender status after making an appropriate investigation. McClendon v. State , 341 So.2d 174 (Ala.Cr.App. 1976); Section 15-19-1 , Code of Alabama 1975. This act does not require a full, formal hearing or an investigation by a probation officer in every case. Clemmons v. State , 294 Ala. 746 , 749 , 321 So.2d 238 (1975). . . . This court will not overturn that exercise of discretion except where it affirmatively appears that the decision of the trial judge was arbitrary or made without some examination or investigation of the youthful offender. Watkins v. State , 357 So.2d 156 (Ala.Cr.App.), cert. denied, 357 So.2d 161 (Ala. 1977)."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 600 So. 2d 374 - Burks v. State

2. “"[T]he important consequences that the Youthful Offender Act has on a defendant's conviction and its later impact would so greatly affect his decision of whether to plead guilty to the offense or request consideration for youthful offender treatment that failure to ensure the defendant has knowledge of the provisions of the Youthful Offender Act precludes the defendant's guilty plea from being made with full knowledge as required by the due process clause of the federal constitution."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 548 So. 2d 636 - Ex Parte Petty