Rickman v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1925
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
March 1927
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Terhune v. Commonwealth · Hollin v. Commonwealth · Louisville & Interurban Railroad v. Roberts · Louisville Ry. Co. v. Commonwealth · Cooley v. Commonwealth
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““In a misdemeanor case, a man indicted for manufacturing intoxicating liquor unlawfully may be convicted upon proof that he aided and abetted therein. ... In misdemeanor cases 'all participants are principals, not aiders or abettors.’ ””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.