2014 Pa. Super. 35 - Commonwealth v. Emanuel’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A motion for judgment of acquittal challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain a conviction on a particular charge, and is granted only in cases in which the Commonwealth has failed to carry its burden regarding that charge.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2016 Pa. Super. 143 - Commonwealth v. Packer · 2015 Pa. Super. 58 - Commonwealth v. Devries