Commonwealth v. Bullock’s Empirical Analysis
2017
Citation profile
13
cited by 13 later decisions
1
states following
March 2026
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on North Carolina v. Pearce · Alabama v. Smith · Commonwealth v. Walls · Commonwealth v. McClintic · 386 Pa. Super. 322 - Commonwealth v. Williams
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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“consistent with the protection of the public, the gravity of the offense as it relates to the impact on the life of the victim and on the community, and the rehabilitative needs of the defendant.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“The [trial] court is not required to parrot the words of the Sentencing Code, stating every factor that must be considered under Section 9721(b), however, the record as a whole must reflect due consideration by the court of the statutory considerations at the time of sentencing.”
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.