People v. Trujillo’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 intent of [the Code] is to protect, restore, and improve the public safety by creating a system of juvenile justice that will appropriately sanction juveniles who violate the law .... The general assembly further finds that, while holding paramount the public safety, the juvenile justice system shall take into consideration the best interests of the juvenile ... in providing appropriate treatment to reduce the rate of recidivism in the juvenile justice system and to assist the juvenile in becoming a productive member of society.”

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

2. “Focusing on the defendant’s conduct is consistent with the legislative purpose of encouraging juveniles to reform their behavior and to become productive members of society. Defendant’s interpretation of the statute focuses on the People’s conduct, rather than on the juvenile’s conduct, and would result in there being different consequences for a juvenile’s conduct depending upon the date the People file the information.”

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