People v. Craine’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"The purpose of this chapter is to promote all of the following: [¶] (a) Increased diversion of individuals with mental disorders to mitigate the individuals' entry and reentry into the criminal justice system while protecting public safety. [¶] (b) Allowing local discretion and flexibility for counties in the development and implementation of diversion for individuals with mental disorders across a continuum of care settings. [¶] (c) Providing diversion that meets the unique mental health treatment and support needs of individuals with mental disorders."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Weaver · 251 Cal. Rptr. 3d 442 - People v. Burns

2. “'[P]retrial diversion' means the postponement of prosecution, either temporarily or permanently, at any point in the judicial process from the point at which the accused is charged until adjudication, to allow the defendant to undergo mental health treatment.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Weaver · 251 Cal. Rptr. 3d 170 - People v. Jefferson

3. “defendant's symptoms of the mental disorder motivating the criminal behavior would respond to mental health treatment.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Weaver · 251 Cal. Rptr. 3d 170 - People v. Jefferson