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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 37 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from People v. Saldivar.

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1 People v. Saldivar Anchor
ill · 1986
green “while the classification of a crime determines the sentencing range, the severity of the sentence depends upon the degree of harm caused to the victim and as such may be considered as an aggravating factor in determining the exact length of a particular sentence, even in cases w…” 29
2 People v. Scott
illappct · 1992
green “a defendant's history of alcoholism may also be considered as evidence that his conduct is likely to recur.” 4
3 People v. Bell
ill · 2001
green “substantial change in the nature of defendant's criminal objective.” 4

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