Commonwealth v. BRADY’s Empirical Analysis
1974
Citation profile
3 federal appellate · 8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Ullmann v. United States · United States v. Singleton · Riccobene Appeal · United States of America, and v. Ross John Di Mauro, and United States of America, and v. Donald Veryl Jones, and United States of America, and v. Nicholas Sirian, And · In the Matter of Grand Jury Witness, Anthony Russo, Jr. Anthony Russo, Jr. v. United States
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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“". . . in a proceeding relating to organized crime or racketeering before a court, grand jury or investigating body set up by legislative enactment or by order of the Governor . . . ." [2]”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“". . . I am convinced that a construction of the immunity act which requires the allegation of a conspiracy to commit extortion is not warranted because of the clear intention of the legislature to employ broad new powers to eliminate the evil of organized crime and racketeering, especially when the racketeering is carried out in violation of a public trust. In the typical case, such racketeering is merely one link in a pernicious chain which shackles honest men both private and public. This link must be broken if the legislature and the courts hope to prevent further erosion of the trust that the governed must have in their government. The legislature has determined, and I of course agree, that this is a condition that can no longer be tolerated."”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“"It therefore seems incongruous to suggest that the legislature sought to grant broader immunity powers to the Attorney General in civil proceedings where only a divestiture or injunction might be at stake; and where, because of the less severe sanction to be imposed upon the defendant, the `immunized' witness would be more easily induced to commit perjury or at least less motivated to tell the truth."”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.