Commonwealth v. Harbaugh’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 state decisions

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

1. ““In PennDOT v. McFarren, 514 Pa. 411, 417 , 525 A.2d 1185, 1188 (1987), a plurality opinion, our Supreme Court stated the following regarding the propriety of administering a second chemical test: “In order to justify a second intrusion, the police officer must establish circumstances which support the reasonableness of a second search ... .A second test may be proper if the first test was inconclusive due to faulty equipment or faulty performance by the individual. (emphasis added) “Thus, when a motorist has already submitted to and performed a valid chemical test, his failure to perform a second chemical test is not a refusal to submit to chemical testing within the meaning of section 1547(b). PennDOT v. Fellmeth, 108 Pa. Commw. 172 , 528 A.2d 1090 (1987).” Id. at 293-94 , 595 A.2d at 717-18 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 161 Pa. Commw. 532 - Kromelbein v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing · Callaghan v. PennDOT