People v. Mossmann’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 district · 15 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The trial court did not abuse its discretion by denying a motion for appointment of experts when no showing was made that the services sought by the defendant were reasonable, necessary, or in any way helpful to her defense.”

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

2. “A trial court's determination that a defendant waived the constitutional right to counsel will be upheld if the record affirmatively establishes that the defendant knowingly and intelligently waived that right.”

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

3. “where the defendant cannot show that such services are reasonable, necessary, or in any way helpful to the defense, the trial court is not required to grant a motion requesting such services”

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