Vinson v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 federal appellate · 64 state decisions

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 67 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““On appellate review, this Court must give deference to the circuit court’s determination whether to exclude a prospective juror because that court was able to see and hear each member of the venire respond to questions posed. The circuit court is in a superior position to determine whether a prospective juror’s responses during voir dire indicate that the juror would be prevented from or impaired in performing the duties of a juror as required by the court’s instructions and the juror’s oath.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Taylor v. Commonwealth · Manneh Vay v. Commonwealth of Virginia

2. “[A] chain of custody is properly established when the Commonwealth's evidence affords reasonable assurance that the exhibits at trial are the same and in the same condition as they were when first obtained.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Anderson v. Com. · 53 Va. App. 545 - Hargrove v. Commonwealth