People v. Prendergast’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 20 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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A trial court has broad discretion to determine the admissibility of expert testimony under CRE 702, and the exercise of that discretion will not be overturned on appeal absent an abuse of discretion. Expert testimony is admissible if the expert's specialized knowledge will assist the jury to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue. Expert testimony that is otherwise admissible is not objectionable because it embraces an ultimate issue of fact. However, an expert may not usurp the function of the court by expressing an opinion on the applicable law or legal standards.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Rector · People v. Grant

2. “When the sufficiency of the evidence is challenged on appeal, the reviewing court must determine whether any rational trier of fact might accept the evidence, taken as a whole and in the light most favorable to the prosecution, as sufficient to support a finding of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.”

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

3. “A person commits theft when he or she knowingly obtains ... anything of value of another without authorization or by ... deception ... and [i] ntends to deprive the other person permanently of the use or benefit of the thing of value.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado v. Alma VIDAURI