People v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

17 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[I]f injuries do result, the nature of such injuries and their location are relevant facts for consideration in determining whether an object was used in a manner capable of producing and likely to produce great bodily injury.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Koback · 6 Cal. 5th 528 - People v. B.M. (In re B.M.)

2. “"[T]here was ample evidence at trial Brown used the BB gun in a manner capable of inflicting and likely to inflict great bodily injury. That evidence, as well as the arguments of counsel, leave no reasonable doubt the jury found Brown guilty on this basis and not because it concluded the BB gun, regardless of the manner in which it was used, was 'inherently dangerous.' " ( Id. at p. 13, 147 Cal.Rptr.3d 848 .)”

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

3. “Had the jury been provided only with the 'deadly or dangerous as used' theory and not the inapplicable 'inherently deadly weapon' theory, there is no reasonable probability it would have rejected the deadly weapon enhancement on count 1. Therefore, the instructional error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 8 Cal. 5th 1 - People v. Aledamat