People v. Rudolph’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “judge would conclude ... is likely to turn the young offender into a law-abiding, productive member of society”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. People v. Francis

2. “the opportunity for a fresh start, without a criminal record”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. People v. Francis

3. “be[ing] sentenced like any other criminal”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. People v. Francis