Commonwealth v. RICHARD’s Empirical Analysis
1975
Citation profile
16
cited by 16 later decisions
1
states following
October 1986
most recently cited
16 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Miranda v. State of Arizona Vignera · Terry v. Ohio · Wong Sun v. United States · Schneckloth v. Bustamonte · Johnson v. Zerbst
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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“It is true that voluntariness of consent rests upon all the surrounding facts and circumstances, and great deference should be given to the decision of the hearing court since that court has had the opportunity to observe the appearance and demeanor of the witnesses and the defendants. Commonwealth v. Richard, 233 Pa.Superior Ct. 254, 261, 336 A.2d 423, 426 , cert. denied, sub. nom., Santos v. Pennsylvania, 423 U.S. 1017 , 96 S.Ct. 452 , 46 L.Ed.2d 389 (1975).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage““Perhaps the most persuasive fact in concluding that a consent was voluntarily granted despite the coercive atmosphere of an arrest is the furnishing of advice to the consenter concerning his constitutional rights, especially his right to refuse to consent.””
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.