People v. Sanchez’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “is not limited to instances where the defendant manipulates the substance in the process of manufacture and packaging of drugs. It merely connotes sufficient contact with the substance to experience its weight — to give rise to a probability defendant became aware of the weight of the drugs in his possession.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 56 F. Supp. 2d 289 - Dixon v. Miller · Dixon v. Miller

2. “we do not conclude here that possession of 3¼ ounces of cocaine, as a matter of law, cannot be a legally sufficient amount of contraband to support a sale charge. Our position is that, on these facts, there is no indication that defendant had knowledge of the weight of the drugs. None of the commonly known indicia of weight, such as telltale packaging, knowledge of value, or a voluminous appearance of the drugs was present here.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Dixon v. Miller

3. “[w]here the inference to be drawn is that of weight — as opposed to the bare fact that the substance possessed was an illegal drug — possession alone does not readily support the conclusion that the defendant was also aware that the drugs possessed were of a certain weight .... [T]here generally must be additional evidence from which knowledge of weight in particular can be inferred.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Dixon v. Miller