Commonwealth v. Morris’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on Opinions of the Justices to the House of Representatives · Commonwealth v. Jackson · Redgrave v. Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. · State v. Wagstaff · Tosti v. Ayik
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“If the parolee has served the entire period of confinement under his original sentence, the original term of imprisonment shall, upon first violation, be increased to imprisonment in a house of correction for 30 days if such violation does not otherwise constitute a criminal offense. Upon a second violation, said original term of imprisonment shall be increased to 180 days in the house of correction if such violation does not otherwise constitute a criminal offense. Upon a third or subsequent violation, said original term of imprisonment shall be increased to one year in the house of corrections if such violation does not otherwise constitute a criminal offense. If such violation does constitute a criminal offense, said increased term of imprisonment shall be served on and after any sentence received for the commission of the new offense.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.