People v. Jones’s Empirical Analysis
1954
Citation profile
3 federal appellate · 158 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 165 later decisions — most recently July 2012 · most notably 47 Cal. 3d 278 - Nally v. Grace Community Church (1988), 25 Cal. 3d 640 - People v. Blair (1979)
3 federal appellate · 158 state decisions — followed in 12 states
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Michelson v. United States · 28 Cal. 2d 306 - People v. Peete · People v. Wells · 37 Cal. 2d 614 - People v. Cullen · 39 Cal. 2d 336 - People v. McCracken
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 165 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““In the determination of probabilities of guilt, evidence of character is relevant. (Citing cases and authority.) ‘The purpose of the evidence as to the character of the accused is to show his disposition, and to base thereon a probable presumption that he would not be likely to commit, and, therefore, did not commit, the crime with which he is charged. ’ (State v. Lee, 22 Minn. 407, 409 [ 21 Am.Rep. 769 ]. . . .) Proof of the good character of the defendant may be considered as a fact tending to rebut the truth of testimony of an incriminatory character which is sufficient to establish the truth of the charge against him. (Citing cases and authority.) Character is proved by evidence of the accused’s general reputation in the community for the traits which are in issue. (Citing eases.) Such evidence is sufficient to create a reasonable doubt of guilt. (Citing case.) ””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“[t]he general test of relevancy of indirect evidence is whether it tends logically, naturally, and by reasonable inference to prove or disprove a material issue.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage““The competency of expert opinion in this field of evidence is established by the statutory procedure for the determination of sexual psychopathy”: 266 P. 2d 42 .”
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.