People v. McFerran’s Empirical Analysis
1962
Citation profile
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 51 Cal. 2d 777 - People v. Mattson · 16 Cal. 2d 701 - In Re Connor · 57 Cal. 2d 89 - People v. Hughes · 186 Cal. App. 2d 307 - People v. Jackson · 173 Cal. App. 2d 662 - People v. Gaither
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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“involves an exercise of discretion which, in the absence of a showing of abuse, will not be disturbed on appeal. (People v. Shroyer, 203 Cal.App.2d 478, 482 [ 21 Cal.Rptr. 460 ].)”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.