People v. Wallace’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “We do not minimize the importance of the steps toward rehabilitation that the respondent has already taken, nor are we unmindful of the consequences flowing from a suspension as opposed to private discipline. Our primary duty in attorney discipline cases, however, is to protect the public from unfit practitioners, and the respondent’s multiple acts of violence are indicative of a “dangerous volatility which might well prejudice his ability to effectively represent his clients’ interests given the pressures associated with the practice of law.” In re Nevill, 39 Cal.3d 729 , 217 Cal.Rptr. 841, 845 , 704 P.2d 1332, 1336 (1985).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. People v. Knight · People v. Musick

2. ““5.12 Suspension is generally appropriate when a lawyer knowingly engages in criminal conduct which does not contain the elements listed in Standard 5.11 and that seriously adversely reflects on the lawyer's fitness to practice.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Attorney Grievance Com'n of Maryland v. Painter