Commonwealth v. Powell’s Empirical Analysis
2017
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
1
states following
February 2026
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Frye v. United States · Scott v. United States · Commonwealth v. Topa · Grady v. Frito-Lay, Inc. · Commonwealth v. Bullock
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A witness who is qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education may testify in the form of an opinion or otherwise if: (a) the expert's scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge is beyond that possessed by the average layperson; (b) the expert's scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will help the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue; and (c) the expert's methodology is generally accepted in the relevant field.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“that there is a legitimate dispute regarding the reliability of the expert's conclusions.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“must have gained general acceptance in the relevant scientific community.”
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.