People v. Saavedra-Rodriguez

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that, unlike simple negligence, \gross negligence is sufficiently extraordinary to be classified as unforeseeable\
• “‘Some credible evidence,’ an alternative statement of the ‘scintilla of evidence’ standard, is necessary to present an affirmative defense.” (emphasis added)
• mere “scintilla of evidence, or some evidence” supports giving a theory of defense instruction
• the quantum of evidence necessary to present an affirmative defense is “[s]ome credible evidence”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).