Commonwealth Ex Rel. Rushkowski v. Burke’s Empirical Analysis
1952
Citation profile
18
cited by 18 later decisions
2
states following
November 1965
most recently cited
16 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Ker v. People of the State of Illinois · Newhall v. Le Breton · Pettibone v. Nichols · Commonwealth Ex Rel. Banks v. Cain · Commonwealth Ex Rel. Spencer v. Ashe
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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““ * * * The manner of his return to Pennsylvania would not establish ‘probable cause to be delivered’ from his present detention. Obviously the means employed to return him to this state did not relate to the restraint from which he seeks to be delivered, and consequently his return to this state, even if unlawful, would not make his present imprisonment illegal or in violation of due process. * * * ””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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