People v. Stapleton’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 state decisions

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

1. “A probation condition should be given 'the meaning that would appear to a reasonable, objective reader.' [Citation.]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. G.B. (In re G.B.) · 228 Cal. Rptr. 3d 192 - People v. Arevalo

2. “Rather than being narrowly tailored to interfere as little as possible with these important rights, the restriction is extremely broad. The condition gives the probation officer the discretionary power, for example, to forbid [defendant] from living with or near his parents-that is, the power to banish him. It has frequently been held that a sentencing court does not have this power. [Citations.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 228 Cal. Rptr. 3d 192 - People v. Arevalo

3. “[P]robation is a privilege and not a right, and adult probationers, in preference to incarceration, may validly consent to limitations upon their constitutional rights. [Citation.] For example, probationers may agree to warrantless search conditions or restrictions on their constitutional right of association. [Citations.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 228 Cal. Rptr. 3d 192 - People v. Arevalo