People v. Chavez’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[t]he judicial authority to dismiss a criminal action or allegation in furtherance of justice is statutory and may be withdrawn by the Legislature. [Citation.] A court may exercise such authority unless, in a given context, the Legislature has clearly evidenced a contrary intent. [Citations.] Courts will not interpret another statute as eliminating the power to dismiss under section 1385 unless there is clear legislative direction to that effect. [Citation.] But the Legislature can provide such clear direction without expressly referring to section 1385.”

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

2. “section 1203.4 is the exclusive method for a trial court to dismiss the conviction of a defendant * who has successfully completed probation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 4 Cal. 5th 771 - People v. Chavez

3. “provided clear legislative direction that the courts do not have authority under section 1385 to grant the requested relief.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 4 Cal. 5th 771 - People v. Chavez