Commonwealth v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
2002
Citation profile
20
cited by 20 later decisions
1
states following
June 2016
most recently cited
18 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Kirkpatrick v. Commonwealth · Cheng v. Commonwealth · Fitzgerald v. Commonwealth · Burlile v. Commonwealth · Graham 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(a) Joinder of Offenses. The indictment or information may charge a defendant In separate counts with two or more offenses if the offenses charged, whether felonies or misdemeanors or both, are of the same or similar character, or are based on the same act or transaction, or are connected with or constitute parts of a common scheme or plan.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“for all offenses then pending against him, if justice does not require separate trials and (i) the offenses meet the requirements of Rule 3A:6(b) or (ii) the accused and the Commonwealth's attorney consent thereto.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Scott v. Com.
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.