2008 Pa. Super. 128 - Commonwealth v. Hammond’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““(1) [petitioner’s] claim is of arguable merit; “(2) the particular course of conduct pursued by counsel did not have some reasonable basis designed to effectuate his interests; and “(3) but for counsel’s ineffectiveness, there is a reasonable probability that the outcome of the challenged proceedings would have been different.” Commonwealth v. Hammond, 953 A.2d 544, 556 (Pa. Super. 2008).”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 9 Pa. D. & C.5th 449 - Commonwealth v. Lowery · 12 Pa. D. & C.5th 353 - Commonwealth v. Baker

2. “The Commonwealth sustains this burden if it establishes at least one of the following: 1) the accused did not reasonably believe that he was in danger of death or serious bodily injury; or 2) the accused provoked or continued the use of force; or 3) the accused had a duty to retreat and the retreat was possible with complete safety.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2014 Pa. Super. 165 - Commonwealth v. Smith · 2014 Pa. Super. 88 - Commonwealth v. Williams

3. “[A]n appellate court reviews the PCRA court's findings to see if they are supported by the record and free from legal error. The court's scope of review is limited to the findings of the PCRA court viewed in the light most favorable to the prevailing party.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Sarvey · 2010 Pa. Super. 9 - Commonwealth v. Renchenski