7 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 60 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. Brown.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People v. Brown Anchor | green | “when a defendant moves to withdraw a guilty plea, the nature and extent of the fact-finding inquiry 'rests largely in the discretion of the judge to whom the motion is made' and a hearing will be granted only in rare instances” | 26 |
| 2 | People v. Smith | green | “generally, a plea of guilty may not be withdrawn absent some evidence of innocence, fraud, or mistake in its inducement” | 10 |
| 3 | People v. Jacob | green | “the decision as to whether to permit a defendant to withdraw a previously entered plea of guilty rests within the sound discretion of the court and generally will not be disturbed absent an improvident exercise of discretion” | 7 |
| 4 | People v. Jamison | green | “the decision to permit a defendant to withdraw a previously entered plea of guilty rests within the sound discretion of the court and generally will not be disturbed absent an improvident exercise of that discretion” | 6 |
| 5 | People v. Hollmond | green | “in general, 'such a motion must be premised upon some evidence of possible innocence or of fraud, mistake, coercion or involuntariness in the taking of the plea” | 5 |
| 6 | People v. Torres | neutral | “a defendant's contention that his or her plea was not knowing, voluntary, and intelligent survives a valid appeal waiver” | 3 |
| 7 | People v. Roberts | green | “a motion to withdraw a plea of guilty rests within the sound discretion of the court, and generally the court's determination will not be disturbed absent an improvident exercise of the court's discretion” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.