247 Pa. Super. 74 - Commonwealth v. Shields’s Empirical Analysis
1977
Citation profile
35
cited by 35 later decisions
1
states following
March 1981
most recently cited
35 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth v. Shelton · Commonwealth v. Mayfield · Commonwealth v. Myrick · 235 Pa. Super. 496 - Commonwealth v. Hickson · 241 Pa. Super. 450 - Commonwealth v. Coleman
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 35 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“". . . there shall be excluded . . . such period of delay at any stage of the proceedings as results from : . . . (2) any continuance in excess of thirty (30) days granted at the request of the defendant . . ., provided that only the period beyond the thirtieth (30th) day shall be so excluded." [Emphasis added.]”
2 later decisions 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.