155 Cal. App. 4th 1332 - People v. Singleton’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In assessing a claim of insufficiency of evidence, the reviewing court's task is to `review the whole record in the light most favorable to the judgment below to determine whether it discloses substantial evidence—that is, evidence which is reasonable, credible, and of solid value—such that a reasonable trier of fact could find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.' ( People v. Johnson (1980) 26 Cal.3d 557, 578 [ 162 Cal.Rptr. 431 , 606 P.2d 738 ].)”

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

2. “Section 667.5, subdivision (c)(21) is plain on its face, and it requires a person, other than an accomplice, be ' present in the residence during the commission of the burglary.' (Italics added).... Certainly, it would not comport with the ordinary and plain usage to consider someone standing outside, around the corner, and down the hall from an apartment to be present in that apartment.”

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

3. “[a]ny burglary of the first degree ... wherein it is charged and proved that another person, other than an accomplice, was present in the residence during the commission of the burglary .”

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