People v. Warren’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[W]e infer that the voters intended successful Proposition 47 petitioners to be relieved of the effects of their former felony convictions, including the effects of the sentences imposed for those convictions. The voters' legislative judgment was that, for the offenses identified in a successful Proposition 47 petition, neither felony status nor felony punishment is appropriate.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Baldwin · 240 Cal. Rptr. 3d 21 - People v. Kelly

2. “only for a prior offense that (1) is a felony, and (2) was committed under circumstances and in a manner that warranted a prison term. Since felony status is one of the requirements, logic bars a trial court from imposing an enhancement pursuant to this provision based on a prior offense that the court ' shall ... consider[ ] a misdemeanor for all purposes.' (§ 1170.18, subd. (k), italics added.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Baldwin

3. “requires courts to disregard the prior prison terms associated with redesignated convictions, and treat the convictions, punishment, and other consequences of the convictions as if they were misdemeanor convictions in the first instance. 5 Respondent argues that this construction conflicts with the legislative intent behind enactment of section 667.5(b) of”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 240 Cal. Rptr. 3d 21 - People v. Kelly