777 So. 2d 314 - Chenault v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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21 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"`In accordance with Gagnon v. Scarpelli , 411 U.S. 778 , 93 S.Ct. 1756 , 36 L.Ed.2d 656 (1973), Armstrong v. State , 294 Ala. 100 , 312 So.2d 620 (1975), and Wyatt v. State , 608 So.2d 762 (Ala. 1992), before probation can be revoked, an Alabama trial court must provide a written order stating the evidence and the reasons relied upon to revoke probation.' Trice v. State , 707 So.2d 294 , 295 (Ala.Crim.App. 1997). `These requirements offer the probationer some protection from an abuse of discretion by the trial court, aid an appellate court in reviewing a revocation, and prevent future revocations based on the same conduct.' T.H.B. v. State , 649 So.2d 1323 , 1324 (Ala.Cr.App. 1994)."”

   19 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hood v. State · Rander v. State

2. “Rule 27.6(f) states: `The judge shall make a written statement or state for the record the evidence relied upon and the reasons for revoking probation.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. McCoo v. State · 921 So. 2d 450 - Ex Parte State

3. ““ ‘ “a probation revocation hearing is not criminal in nature, and therefore neither formal procedures, nor formal rules of evidence need be followed by the trial court.” ’ Allen v. State, 644 So.2d 45, 46 (Ala.Crim.App.1994)(quoting Smith v. State, 445 So.2d 573, 574-575 (Ala.Crim.App.1984)); Thompson v. State, 356 So.2d 757 (Ala.Crim.App.1978); Goodrum v. State, 418 So.2d 942 (Ala.Crim.App.1982). Formal procedures and the application of strict rules of evidence are not required in [a] probation revocation hearing. See Allen, 644 So.2d at 46 .””

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