Commonwealth v. Wilds’s Empirical Analysis
1976
Citation profile
78 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 80 later decisions — most recently August 2014 · most notably Commonwealth v. Mason (1985), Commonwealth v. White (1980)
78 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 United States v. Ventresca · Sansone v. United States · Keeble v. United States · Commonwealth v. Dancer · Commonwealth v. Fortune
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 80 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““It is well settled that upon an indictment for a particular crime, the defendant may be convicted of a lesser offense included within it. It is also clear that an offense is a lesser included offense if each and every element of the lesser offense is necessarily an element of the greater. . . . (If) it is rational for the jury to render a verdict of not guilty of the greater offense but guilty of the lesser, it is incumbent upon the judge to instruct the jury on the law related to the constituent offense if so requested by counsel. . . . ””
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“Under the statutory scheme, possession of marijuana may be prosecuted under at least three sections. Possession of a large quantity of contraband is one factor which may lead to a conviction of possession with intent to deliver. See Commonwealth v. Santiago, 462 Pa. [216] 228, 340 A.2d 440 (1975); Commonwealth v. Hill, 236 Pa.Super. 572, 576 , 346 A.2d 314, 316 (1975)(Dissenting Opinion by HOFFMAN, J.). The offense is punishable by imprisonment up to 5 years and/or a fine of up to $15,000. If the jury believes that the accused merely possessed the marijuana and had no intent to deliver, the offense is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year imprisonment and/or a fine of $5,000. If the jury finds that the accused possessed or distributed less than thirty grams of marijuana, the offense is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 30 days’ imprisonment and/or a fine of $500. As between section 780-113(a)(30) and section 780-113(a)(16), the critical issue for the jury to decide is the question of intent. As between section 780-113(a)(30) or section 780-113(a)(16) and section 780 — 113(a)(31), the issue to be determined is the quantity possessed.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“In the instant case, the offense charged clearly included the offense of mere possession. Every element of possession is included ■within the crime of possession with intent to deliver. The only element which distinguishes the latter from the former is the manufacture, delivery, or an intent to manufacture or deliver. Similarly, possession of a small quantity of marijuana for personal use would necessarily be included within the crime of possession with intent to deliver. The issue, therefore, is whether the evidence at trial would possibly support both a conviction of the lesser offense of possession of a small quantity for personal use and an acquittal of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver.”
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.