116 Cal. App. 4th 339 - In Re Van Houten’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
30
cited by 30 later decisions
1
states following
September 2012
most recently cited
2 federal appellate · 24 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 29 Cal. 4th 616 - In Re Rosenkrantz · People v. Manson · McQuillion v. Duncan · People v. Superior Court · Biggs v. Terhune
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 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“It is irrelevant that a court might determine that evidence in the record tending to establish suitability for parole far outweighs evidence demonstrating unsuitability for parole.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“does not require a review of the entire record, but only requires such review as is necessary to determine whether there is any evidence in the record supporting the denial.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“struggled for her life while hearing her husband meet his gruesome fate.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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