Daniel v. Com.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[i]s acquitted, or [a] nolle prosequi is taken or the charge is otherwise dismissed, including dismissal by accord and satisfaction pursuant to § 19.2-151.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Newton v. Commonwealth · A.R.A. v. Commonwealth

2. “the threshold determination. . . is whether the petitioner has a right to seek expungement of those records under an applicable provision of Code § 19.2-392.2(A).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. A.R.A. v. Commonwealth · Brown v. Com.

3. “A person deferred from judgment following a determination that the evidence is sufficient to support a conviction is not “innocent” of the offense regardless of the plea originally entered. Nor does a dismissal following satisfaction of the terms of that deferral render the case “otherwise dismissed” for purposes of expungement.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Newton v. Commonwealth