Commonwealth v. Millhouse’s Empirical Analysis
1976
Citation profile
29 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 29 later decisions — most recently July 1991 · most notably Commonwealth v. Patrick (1978), 249 Pa. Super. 107 - Commonwealth v. Metzger (1977)
29 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Barker v. Wingo · Commonwealth v. Hamilton · Commonwealth v. Woods · 235 Pa. Super. 496 - Commonwealth v. Hickson · 235 Pa. Super. 131 - Commonwealth v. Cutillo
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 29 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““(c) At any time prior to the expiration of the period for commencement of trial, the attorney for the Commonwealth may apply to the court for an order extending the time for commencement of trial. A copy of such application shall be served upon the defendant through his attorney, if any, and the defendant shall also have the right to be heard thereon. Such application shall be granted only if trial cannot be commenced within the prescribed period despite due diligence by the Commonwealth. Any order granting such application shall specify the date or period within which trial shall be commenced.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage““There are two pitfalls in the Commonwealth’s reasoning ‘(1). Rule 1100 does not exempt pre-trial motions (other than a motion for a continuance) from the relevant time period. Thus, a request for discovery does not total the allotted time period under the rule . . . the rule, however, does ‘provide that in such instances the Commonwealth must make a timely application for extension of time to prevent dismissal of the Commonwealth’s case.’ ””
1 later decision quote this exact passage““(d) In determining the period for commencement of trial, there shall be excluded therefrom such period of delay at any stage of the proceedings as results from: (1) the unavailability of the defendant or his attorney; (2) any continuance in excess of thirty (30) days granted at the request of the defendant or his attorney, provided that only the period beyond the thirtieth (30th) day shall be so excluded.””
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.