Gaston v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
January 2006
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Harrison & Bates, Inc. v. Featherstone Associates Ltd. Partnership · Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A. v. Quillian
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[a]n action under this section ... shall not form the basis for relief in any habeas corpus proceeding or any other appeal.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.