People v. Johnston’s Empirical Analysis
2016
Citation profile
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 63 Cal. 2d 740 - In Re Estrada · 33 Cal. 4th 821 - People v. Wilkinson · 37 Cal. 3d 720 - Strang v. Cabrol · 14 Cal. 3d 189 - People v. Romo · 239 Cal. App. 4th 875 - People v. Sherow CA4/1
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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“additionally amended section 666 (also called 'petty theft with a prior') to allow wobbler punishment for recidivists who are otherwise disqualified from the reach of the initiative. Finally, it added the new misdemeanor of 'shoplifting' (§ 459.5). (See Voter Information Guide, Gen. Elec. (Nov. 4, 2014) Official Title and Summary of Prop. 47, p. 34 (2014 Voter Guide); see also id ., text of Prop. 47, §§ 5-13, pp. 71-73.)”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. People v. Bussey“prospectively reduced three specific drug possession offenses to misdemeanors ( Health & Saf. Code, §§ 11350, 11357, 11377 ), as well as forging or writing bad checks ( Pen. Code, §§ 473, 476a ), receiving stolen property (§ 496), and petty theft. It accomplished the latter with the addition of section 490.2”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. People v. Bussey“had this act been in effect at the time of the offense.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. People v. Bussey
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.