People v. Franklin’s Empirical Analysis

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122 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 123 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'the diminished culpability of juveniles as compared to adults, the hallmark features of youth, and any subsequent growth and increased maturity of the prisoner.'”

   13 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2 Cal. 5th 1040 - In re Kirchner · 4 Cal. 5th 1123 - People v. Rodriguez

2. “"In sum, the combined operation of section 3051 [and the related statutes] means that Franklin is now serving a life sentence that includes a meaningful opportunity for release during his 25th year of incarceration. Such a sentence is neither LWOP nor its functional equivalent. Because Franklin is not serving an LWOP sentence or its functional equivalent, no Miller claim arises here. The Legislature's enactment of Senate Bill No. 260 has rendered moot Franklin's challenge to his original sentence under Miller . " ( Ibid. )”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 4 Cal. 5th 349 - People v. Contreras · 7 Cal. 5th 439 - In re Cook

3. “culpability or cognitive maturity, or otherwise bears on the influence of youth-related factors.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 7 Cal. 5th 439 - In re Cook · People v. Phung