People v. Scott’s Empirical Analysis
2016
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
November 2018
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Miller v. Alabama · Miller v. Alabama · Graham v. Florida · Graham v. Florida · 44 Cal. 4th 1181 - In re Lawrence
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“When a prisoner committed his or her controlling offense ... prior to attaining 23 years of age, the board, in reviewing a prisoner's suitability for parole ..., shall give great weight to the diminished culpability of juveniles as compared to adults, the hallmark features of youth, and any subsequent growth and increased maturity of the prisoner in accordance with relevant case law.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. People v. Phung“to three strikes sentences, one strike sentences, or LWOP sentences, or to those who commit certain additional offenses after reaching the age of [23].”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. People v. Phung“youth offender parole hearing to consider release shall provide for a meaningful opportunity to obtain release.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. People v. Phung
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.