People v. Pearson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

67 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 67 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Except as provided in this subsection (1), no evidence acquired directly or indirectly for the first time from a communication derived from the defendant’s mental processes during the course of a court-ordered examination under section 16-8-106 is admissible against the defendant on the issues raised by a plea of not guilty, if the defendant is put to trial on those issues, except to rebut evidence of his mental condition introduced by the defendant to show incapacity to form a specific intent; and, in such case, that evidence may be considered by the trier of fact only as bearing upon the question of capacity to form a specific intent, and the jury, at the request of either party, shall be so instructed. If the defendant testifies in his own behalf upon the trial of the issues raised by the plea of not guilty, the provisions of this section shall not bar any evidence used to impeach or rebut the defendant’s testimony.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. People v. Rosenthal · State v. Plichta

2. ““ * * * The defendant was at the victim’s apartment at the approximate time of the homicide. He was arrested while driving the victim’s truck in New Mexico, the day following the homicide. He possessed the victim’s complete set of keys and credit cards. Defendant’s clothing was stained with the victim’s type of blood. A search of defendant’s motel room produced several items of property owned by the victim. Found on the seat of the victim’s truck was a fishing knife taken from the victim’s apartment which could have caused the mortal wounds to the victim.” People v. Pearson, 546 P.2d 1259, 1268 (Colo.1976).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Cloman v. State

3. “[W]hat the Supreme Court condemned in Miranda were those cases in which the police refuse to take `no' for an answer and continue to question, harass and coerce the defendant to cast aside his desire to exercise his constitutional right to remain silent.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 42 Colo. App. 469 - People v. Saiz