Hunter v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1951
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
August 1960
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Whitaker v. Commonwealth · Taylor v. Commonwealth · Rose v. Commonwealth · Literell v. Commonwealth · Elliott v. Hall
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.
““If you believe from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that in the county and within twelve months before the finding of this indictment the defendant Tim Carpenter has been proved guilty of illegally possession liquor in Breathitt County and in local option territory you will find him gUÜty * *”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“The instructions should submit the elements of the offense as contained in the indictment.”
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.