2003 Pa. Super. 368 - Commonwealth v. Clinger’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. “In the present case, since the crime of third degree murder was not accomplished, appellant could only be guilty of conspiracy to commit a crime if he intended that crime to be accomplished. Logic dictates, however, and this Court has recognized that it is impossible for one to intend to commit an unintentional act.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Fisher · Commonwealth v. Weimer

2. “While it is obvious from this exchange that, as the Commonwealth argues, appellant ultimately retreated from his initial assertion of innocence and admitted culpability, it is equally obvious from a review of the entire record that appellant, given an opportunity to reflect upon his plea, refused to acknowledge that at the time of the assault he possessed the mental state that would justify a conviction for the crime of conspiracy to commit third-degree murder.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Kirsch

3. “[t]hird-degree murder is a killing done with malice that is neither intentional nor committed in the course of a felony”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Weimer