2014 Pa. Super. 44 - Commonwealth v. Orie’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “a warrant must name or describe with particularity the property to be seized and the person or place to be searched.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Green · Commonwealth v. Melvin

2. “[N]o warrant to search any place or to seize any person or things shall issue without describing them as nearly as may be. ...”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Green · Commonwealth v. Melvin

3. “A claim challenging the sufficiency of the evidence presents a question of law. We must determine "whether the evidence is sufficient to prove every element of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt." We "must view evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth as the verdict winner, and accept as true all evidence and all reasonable inferences therefrom upon which, if believed, the fact finder properly could have based its verdict." Our Supreme Court has instructed: [T]he facts and circumstances established by the Commonwealth need not preclude every possibility of innocence. Any doubts regarding a defendant's guilt may be resolved by the fact-finder unless the evidence is so weak and inconclusive that as a matter of law no probability of fact may be drawn from the combined circumstances. 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. In addition, "[t]he Commonwealth may sustain its burden by means of wholly circumstantial evidence, and we must evaluate the entire trial record and consider all evidence received against the defendant."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Green