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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 57 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from People v. Hawkins.

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1 People v. Hawkins Anchor
michctapp · 2001
green “a factfinder can infer a defendant's intent from his words or from the act, means, or the manner employed to commit the offense.” 19
2 People v. Harverson
michctapp · 2010
green “because intent may be difficult to prove, only minimal circumstantial evidence is necessary to show a defendant entertained the requisite intent.” 15
3 People v. Flick; People v. Lazarus
mich · 2010
green “it is for the trier of fact, not the appellate court, to determine what inferences may be fairly drawn from the evidence and to determine the weight to be accorded those inferences.” 14
4 People v. Hawkins
michctapp · 2001
green “from his words or from the act, means, or the manner employed to commit the offense.” 9

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