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Opinions in Arizona that cite State v. Smith, 542 P.2d 1115.
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Wake v. State
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2026
(discussing probation as a “sentencing alternative” for less serious offenders who can be rehabilitated without incarceration).
- State v. Gonzales Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2025
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State v. Gonzales
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2025
(“It is enough for the trial court to have a ‘reason to believe’ that the individual is ‘violating the conditions of his probation or engaging in criminal practices’ to revoke his probation.” ()).
- State v. McSmith Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2024
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State v. McSmith
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2024
“To remain at liberty under a suspended sentence is not a matter of right but a matter of [legislative] grace.” ()
- State v. Watson 459 P.3d 120 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2020
- State v. Watson 459 P.3d 120 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2020
- State v. Nash Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2015
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State v. Nash
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2015
“Revocation hearings are flexible and not subject to the same rules of evidence and procedure as govern criminal trials.” (internal quotation marks and citation omitted).
- State v. Thompson Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2015
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State v. Thompson
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2015
It is enough for the trial court to have a reason to believe that the individual is violating the conditions of his probation or engaging in criminal practices to revoke his probation.” (internal quotation marks and citation omitted).
- State ex rel. Polk v. Hancock 340 P.3d 380 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2014
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State ex rel. Polk v. Hancock
340 P.3d 380
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2014
(“Probation is a matter of legislative grace.”).
- State of Arizona v. Susan Irene Hernandez 295 P.3d 451 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2013
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State of Arizona v. Susan Irene Hernandez
295 P.3d 451
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2013
Thus, probation “is a sentencing alternative which a court may use in its sound judicial discretion when the rehabilitation of the defendant can be accomplished with restrictive freedom rather than imprisonment,” and a court need not “spell out its reasons for either granting or denying probation,” Douglas, 87 Ariz. at 187, 349 P.2d at 625.
- State v. Tatlow 290 P.3d 228 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2012
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State v. Tatlow
290 P.3d 228
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2012
To revoke a defendant’s probation, “[i]t is enough for the trial court to have a ‘reason to believe’ that the individual is ‘violating the conditions of his probation or engaging in criminal practices[.]’ ”
- State v. Bowsher 242 P.3d 1055 Ariz. 2010
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State v. Bowsher
242 P.3d 1055
Ariz. 2010
(recognizing probation as “a sentencing alternative which a court may use in its sound judicial discretion when the rehabilitation of the defendant can be accomplished with restrictive freedom rather than
- State v. Gomez 127 P.3d 873 Ariz. 2006
- Coy v. Fields 27 P.3d 799 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2001
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Coy v. Fields
27 P.3d 799
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2001
¶ 4 Probation is a matter of “legislative grace.”
- State v. Portis 929 P.2d 687 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1996
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State v. Portis
929 P.2d 687
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1996
(“Probation is a matter of legislative grace.”).
- Kanuck v. Meehan 798 P.2d 420 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 1990
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Kanuck v. Meehan
798 P.2d 420
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 1990
1756 , 36 L.Ed.2d 656 (1973)
- State v. Garibaldi 802 P.2d 1030 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 1990
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State v. Garibaldi
802 P.2d 1030
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 1990
It is true that probation is a matter of grace, , and the court can impose “such terms and conditions ...
- State v. Carvajal 709 P.2d 1366 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1985
- State v. Carvajal 709 P.2d 1366 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1985
- State v. Barksdale 694 P.2d 295 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1984
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State v. Barksdale
694 P.2d 295
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1984
Our conclusion here comports with our supreme court’s , where it said: Probation is a matter of legislative grace.
- State v. Mears 654 P.2d 29 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1982
- State v. Mears 654 P.2d 29 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1982
- State v. Christopher 652 P.2d 1031 Ariz. 1982
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State v. Christopher
652 P.2d 1031
Ariz. 1982
As probation itself is a matter of grace and not of right, , so too is rehabilitative treatment while on probation.
- State v. Williams 639 P.2d 1043 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1981
- State v. Harris 596 P.2d 731 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 1979
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State v. Harris
596 P.2d 731
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 1979
Probation, however, is a matter of legislative grace, , and the court’s authority is derived from the statutes.
- State v. Mendivil 592 P.2d 1256 Ariz. 1979
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State v. Mendivil
592 P.2d 1256
Ariz. 1979
While we agree that probation or parole is not a constitutional right but a matter of legislative grace, , we prefer to join those jurisdictions which subscribe to the premise that statutes detrimentally affecting parole eligibility are unconstitutionally insofar as applied to a prisoner charged with commission of a crime prior to the enactment of the statute.
- State v. Timpson 581 P.2d 698 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1978
- State v. Timpson 581 P.2d 698 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1978
- State v. Levasseur 578 P.2d 1026 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 1978
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State v. Levasseur
578 P.2d 1026
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 1978
Probation is a matter of legislative grace, , and the superior court’s power with respect to probation is purely statutory.
- State v. Smith 576 P.2d 533 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1978
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State v. Smith
576 P.2d 533
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1978
The court can surround probation with restrictions and requirements which a defendant must follow to retain his probationary status.”
- State v. Carter 570 P.2d 763 Ariz. 1977
- State v. Carter 570 P.2d 763 Ariz. 1977
- State v. Valenzuela 567 P.2d 1190 Ariz. 1977