People v. Nygren’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The sole issue at a preliminary hearing is whether probable cause exists to support charges that the accused committed a particular crime. Miller v. District Court, 641 P.2d 966 , 967 (Colo.1982); People v. Treat, 193 Colo. 570, 573 , 568 P.2d 473, 474 (1977). The probable cause standard requires only that the prosecution present evidence sufficient to persuade a person of ordinary prudence and caution to reasonable belief that the defendant committed the crimes charged. People v. Treat, 193 Colo. at 574 , 568 P.2d at 474-75 ; People v. Holder, 658 P.2d 870, 871 (Colo.1983); Miller v. District Court, 641 P.2d at 968. Evidence presented at the preliminary hearing must be viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution and all potential inferences must be resolved in favor of the prosecution. People v. Holder, 658 P.2d at 872 . Hearsay evidence may form a substantial portion of the evidence adduced at a preliminary hearing to establish probable cause. People ex rel. Van-Meveren v. District Court, 195 Colo. 1 , 575 P.2d 405 (1978); Maestas v. District Court, 189 Colo. 443 , 541 P.2d 889 (1975).”

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