10 canonical passages across 8 cases, quoted by 90 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from State v. Rose.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State v. Rose Anchor | green | “probation is a matter of grace and not a matter of right.” | 27 |
| 2 | State Ex Rel. Strickland v. Melton | green | “probation is not a sentence for a crime but instead is an act of grace upon the part of the state to a person who has been convicted of a crime.” | 12 |
| 3 | Winter Ex Rel. Winter v. MacQueen | green | “a defendant convicted of a crime has no absolute right to probation, probation being a matter of grace only, extended by the state to a defendant convicted of a crime, in certain circumstances and on certain conditions.” | 10 |
| 4 | State v. Duke | green | “the decision as to whether the imposition of probation is appropriate in a certain case is entirely within the circuit court's discretion.” | 10 |
| 5 | State v. Miller | green | “the matter of probation is within the sound discretion of the trial court.” | 7 |
| 6 | State v. Rose | green | “probation is a matter of grace and not a matter of right.' syllabus point 1, state v. rose, 156 w.va. 342 , 192 s.e.2d 884 (1972).” | 5 |
| 7 | State Ex Rel. Strickland v. Melton | green | “probation is 'simply one of the devices of an enlightened system of penology which has for its purpose the reclamation and rehabilitation of the criminal.” | 5 |
| 8 | State v. Loy | green | “a defendant convicted of a crime has no absolute right to probation.” | 5 |
| 9 | State v. Jones | green | “probation is a matter of grace and not a matter of right.” | 5 |
| 10 | State ex rel. Riffle v. Thorn | neutral | “probation or suspension of sentence comes as an act of grace to one convicted of a crime.” | 4 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.