2006 Pa. Super. 132 - Commonwealth v. Evans’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

57 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 57 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “An appellant challenging the discretionary aspects of his sentence must invoke this Court’s jurisdiction by satisfying a four-part test: [W]e conduct a four-part analysis to determine: (1) whether appellant has filed a timely notice of appeal, see Pa.R.A.P. 902 and 903; (2) whether the issue was properly preserved at sentencing or in a motion to reconsider and modify sentence, see Pa. R.Crim.P. [708]; (3) whether appellant’s brief has a fatal defect, Pa. R.A.P. 2119(f); and (4) whether there is a substantial question that the sentence appealed from is not appropriate under the Sentencing Code, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9781(b).”

   15 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 2016 Pa. Super. 262 - Commonwealth v. Williams · 2016 Pa. Super. 257 - Commonwealth v. Hicks

2. ““Our well-settled standard of review when evaluating a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence mandates that we assess the evidence and all reasonable inferences drawn therefrom in the light most favorable to the verdict-winner. . . . We must determine whether there is sufficient evidence to enable the fact-finder to have found every element of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. “In addition, we note that the facts and circumstances established by the Commonwealth need not preclude every possibility of innocence.... The Commonwealth may sustain its burden of proving every element of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt by means of wholly circumstantial evidence. Moreover, in applying the above test, the entire record must be evaluated and all evidence actually received must be considered. Finally, the trier of fact while passing upon the credibility of witnesses and the weight of the evidence produced, is free to believe all, part, or none of the evidence.” Commonwealth v. Evans, 901 A.2d 528, 532-33 (Pa. Super. 2006).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Brzezinski · 2011 Pa. Super. 100 - Commonwealth v. Dunphy

3. “Direct or indirect contact or communication by any means, method or device, including contact or communication in person or through an agent or agency, through any print medium, the mails, a common carrier or communication common carrier, any electronic communication system and any telecommunications, wire, computer or radio communications device or system.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Reed · 2012 Pa. Super. 170 - Commonwealth v. Velez