People v. Sledge’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “determines that resentencing the petitioner would pose an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Simms · People v. Saelee

2. “'the interpretation of a statute enacted as part of a voter initiative, the issue ... is a legal one, which we review de novo.' " ( Sledge , supra , 7 Cal. App.5th at p. 1095, 213 Cal.Rptr.3d 265 .) But "[w]here the trial court applies disputed facts to such a statute, we review the factual findings for substantial evidence and the application of those facts to the statute de novo.”

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

3. “view the record in the light most favorable to the trial court's ruling.”

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