Lotheridge v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1935
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
October 1958
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Berry v. Commonwealth · Holmes v. Commonwealth · Glenday v. Commonwealth · Tiernay v. Commonwealth
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““However, our attention has not been called to any case holding that such statements, standing alone, will constitute reversible error except the case of Berry v. Com. [supra] where it was so held under the peculiar facts therein. # * * There are numerous cases which give recognition to the impropriety of such argument yet hold that it does not constitute such prejudicial error as will warrant a reversal.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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