2015 Pa. Super. 216 - Commonwealth v. Williams’s Empirical Analysis
2015
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
1
states following
April 2023
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Adams v. Williams · United States v. Sokolow · 134 S. Ct. 1683 - Prado Navarette v. California · Commonwealth v. Hill · Commonwealth v. Simmons
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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“To the extent our legal reasoning differs from the trial court's, we note that as an appellate court, we may affirm on any legal basis supported by the certified record.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“In pursuing that end, we are mindful that '[w]hen the words of a [rule] are clear and free from all ambiguity, the letter of it is not to be disregarded under the pretext of pursuing its spirit.' " Id., quoting 1 Pa.C.S.A. § 1921(b). In addition, " '[w]ords and phrases shall be construed according to rules of grammar and according to their common and approved usage' while any words or phrases that have acquired a 'peculiar and appropriate meaning' must be construed according to that meaning.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“'[w]ords and phrases shall be construed according to rules of grammar and according to their common and approved usage' while any words or phrases that have acquired a 'peculiar and appropriate meaning' must be construed according to that meaning.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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