Saenz v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that it was “doubtful” that appellant’s challenge to the court’s sentence, based in part on his lack of remorse, was preserved for appeal
• discussing the permissible use of lack of remorse as a factor at sentencing
• “trial court’s present tense observation of a defendant’s lack of remorse, so long as it is not explicitly linked to a defendant’s prior claim of innocence or not guilty plea or exercise of his right to remain silent, is an appropriate factor to consider at sentencing”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

7 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Jennings v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1995-09-14· cited 37×
• Smith v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1998-05-12· cited 25×
• Douglas v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2000-03-07· cited 13×
• Juliano v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2006-01-27· cited 3×
• Cruz-Quintanilla v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2016-05-31· cited 3×
• Lawlor v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2013-01-10
• Commonwealth v. Jackson
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2025-11-20