People v. Richards’s Empirical Analysis

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24 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 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “This required showing of prejudice is the same as the reasonably probable test for state law error established under People v. Watson (1956) 46 Cal.2d 818 , 836, 299 P.2d 243 . [Citation.] We make such a determination based on the totality of the relevant circumstances.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 4 Cal. 5th 576 - In re Figueroa · 7 Cal. 5th 1054 - In re Masters

2. “[t]he plain meaning of [subdivision (e)(1) ] makes clear that an expert opinion given at trial can later be deemed 'false evidence' ... if the expert repudiates his or [her] own opinion given at trial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 4 Cal. 5th 576 - In re Figueroa

3. “if there is a 'reasonable probability' that, had it not been introduced, the result would have been different.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Miles