Commonwealth v. Bendik’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It would appear from the use of a motel parking lot that it is customarily open to the public for the purpose of vehicular travel to the extent that members of the general public . . . wish ... to and patronize the motel . . .” 535 A.2d at 1250 .”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Cozzone · PennDOT v. McFadden

2. “§1547 Chemical test to determine amount of alcohol or controlled substance (a) General rule.—Any person who drives, operates or is in actual physical control of the movement of a motor vehicle in this Commonwealth shall be deemed to have given consent to one or more chemical tests of breath, blood or urine for the purpose of determining the alcoholic content of blood or the presence of a controlled substance if a police officer has reasonable grounds to believe the person to have been driving, operating or in actual physical control of the movement of a motor vehicle-. (1) while under the influence of alcohol.... (Emphasis added.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 124 Pa. Commw. 496 - Commonwealth v. McLaughlin

3. “the entire width between property lines or other boundary lines of every way or place of which any part is open to the public for purposes of vehicular travel as a matter of right or custom.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 381 Pa. Super. 253 - Commonwealth v. Wilson