Billis v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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87 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 87 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(a) If a person who has not previously been convicted of any felony is charged with or found guilty of or pleads guilty to any misdemeanor except any second or subsequent violation of W.S. 31-5-233 or any similar provision of law, or any felony except murder, sexual assault in the first or second degree or arson in the first or second degree, the court may, with the consent of the defendant and the state and without entering a judgment of guilt or conviction, defer further proceedings and place the person on probation for a term not to exceed five (5) years upon terms and conditions set by the court. The terms of probation shall include that he: ⅜ # * * * sfi (ii) Conduct himself in a law-abiding manner; * * ⅜ ⅝ # * (iv) Conform his conduct to any other terms of probation the court finds proper; * * * * * * * * * (e) If the defendant violates a term or condition of probation at any time before final discharge, the court may: (i) Enter an adjudication of guilt and conviction and proceed to impose sentence upon the defendant if he previously pled guilty to or was found guilty of the original charge for which probation was granted under this section; * * * ⅜ ⅝ ⅝ ⅜ ⅜ ⅝ (d) Discharge and dismissal under this section shall be without adjudication of guilt and is not a conviction for any purpose.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Swanson v. State · McCarty v. State

2. “1. Whether W.S. 7-13-301 (June 1987 Repl.), requiring the state's consent to the court's deferring further proceedings and placing a defendant on probation without entry of a judgment of conviction, infringes on the judicial department's sentencing power in violation of the principle of separation of powers explicitly stated in Wyo. Const. art. 2, § 1. 2. Whether 1987 Wyo. Sess. Laws, ch. 157, § 3, enacting W.S. 7-13-301 (June 1987 Repl.), was enacted in violation of Wyo. Const. art. 3, § 20, which proscribes altering or amending a bill during its passage through the legislature so as to change the bill's original purpose. 3. Whether 1987 Wyo. Sess. Laws, ch. 157, § 3, enacting W.S. 7-13-301 (June 1987 Repl.), was enacted in violation of Wyo. Const. art. 3, § 24, which mandates the passage of a bill containing only one subject which must be clearly expressed in the bill's title.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hudson v. State · Heggen v. State

3. “(a) Following a defendant's conviction of, or his plea of guilty to any felony, other than a felony punishable by death or life imprisonment, the court may impose any sentence of imprisonment authorized by law and except as provided in subsection (g) of this section, may in addition provide: (i) That the defendant be confined in the county jail for a period of not more than one (1) year; and (ii) That the execution of the remainder of the sentence be suspended and the defendant placed on probation. (b) In placing the defendant on probation under subsection (a) of this section, the court may also: (i) Impose any fine provided by the statute violated; (i) Apply the provisions of W.S. 7-13-501 through 7-13-508. (c) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the court may impose a split sentence of incarceration followed by probation in any felony case including those in which the statute violated specifically provides for a sentence of imprisonment in the state penitentiary. (d) The court may impose a split sentence as provided by this section at the time a defendant is originally sentenced or at any hearing at which the court modifies or revokes a defendant's probation and at which the defendant is personally present. (e) The cost of housing convicted felons in the county jail shall be paid by the department of corrections by contract arrangement with the county sheriff. * * * "oke ok (h) A defendant sentenced under this section is not eligible for parole and is not ”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Daugherty v. State · Daugherty v. State