Turner v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The right to remit, which is conferred, is only a power to decide how much, if any part, of the. sum specified in the bail bond a judgment shall be rendered for. The defense which the Code authorizes may be, as established by the proof, sufficient to diminish the amount of the judgment, although insufficient to entitle the defendants to a ’ discharge from all liability on the bond. In this respect the defense is somewhat anomalous in its character, but still it is such a defense as the Legislature could allow the obligors in the bond to make, and empower the court to hear and determine.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Abrams v. Commonwealth

2. ““If, before judgment is entered against the bail, the defendant be surrendered or arrested, the court may, at its discretion, remit the whole or part of the sum specified in the bail bond,””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hicks v. Commonwealth