6 Cal. App. 578 - People v. Barrett’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 2 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““If the offense is bailable, the defendant may be admitted to bail . . . after conviction, and upon an appeal: “First. If the appeal is from a judgment imposing a fine only, on the undertaking of bail that he will pay the same, or such part of it as the appellate court may direct, if the judgment is affirmed or modified, or the appeal is dismissed. “Second. If judgment of imprisonment has been given, that he will surrender himself in execution of the judgment, upon its being affirmed or modified, or upon the appeal being dismissed, or that in case the judgment be reversed, and that the cause be remanded for a new trial, that he will appear in the court to which said cause may be remanded, and submit himself to the orders and process thereof.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 121 Cal. App. 470 - Seaboard Surety Corp. of America v. Municipal Court

2. ““ . . . That portion of the bond which refers to the payment of the fine may be disregarded. The fine, while fixed, was subject to payment at defendant’s election by imprisonment. The second subdivision of section 1273 is 'the one to be considered in determining the effect of the bond. (People v. Cabannes, 20 Cal. 526 .) The undertaking was therefore given in the. sum fixed to insure the submission of defendant to the judgment and orders of the superior court in execution of the sentence of imprisonment”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 121 Cal. App. 470 - Seaboard Surety Corp. of America v. Municipal Court