People v. Goodrich’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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. “'substantial danger of physical harm to others,' " the Goodrich court opined that applying Proposition 47 "retroactively for the collateral purpose of invalidating an initial MDO commitment long after it was properly imposed would be at odds with the purpose intended by the voters.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Pipkin · 7 Cal. 5th 1202 - People v. Foster

2. “is not predicated upon [an individual's] felony conviction; rather, it is predicated on his current mental state and dangerousness.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 7 Cal. 5th 1202 - People v. Foster

3. “' "certain offenders convicted of nonserious and nonviolent property and drug crimes.”

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