6 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 114 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. Fern.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People v. Fern Anchor | green | “a sentence within statutory limits will not be deemed excessive unless it is greatly at variance with the spirit and purpose of the law or manifestly disproportionate to the nature of the offense.” | 39 |
| 2 | People v. Fern | green | “in considering the propriety of a sentence, the reviewing court must proceed with great caution and must not substitute its judgment for that of the trial court merely because it would have weighed the factors differently.” | 27 |
| 3 | People v. Fern | green | “greatly at variance with the spirit and purpose of the law or manifestly disproportionate to the nature of the offense.” | 22 |
| 4 | People v. Baskerville | green | “whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt.” | 13 |
| 5 | People v. Crenshaw | green | “the balance to be struck amongst the aggravating and mitigating factors is a matter of judicial discretion that should not be disturbed absent an abuse of discretion.” | 7 |
| 6 | People v. Peterson | green | “to prevail on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant must demonstrate that his attorney's representation fell below an objective standard of reasonableness and a reasonable probability exists that, but for counsel's errors, the result of the proceeding would h…” | 6 |
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