Rose v. Com.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

34 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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'[i]f, when all is said and done, ... the error did not influence the jury, or had but slight effect.'”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Swann (ORDER) · 50 Va. App. 691 - Kirby v. Commonwealth

2. “Admission of evidence of other crimes committed by a defendant . . . is subject to the further requirement that the legitimate probative value of the evidence must exceed the incidental prejudice of the defendant.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 48 Va. App. 333 - McGowan v. Commonwealth · 47 Va. App. 616 - Young v. Commonwealth

3. “`permissible in cases where the motive ... of the accused is involved, or where the evidence is connected with or leads up to the offense for which the accused is on trial'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. McMillian · 47 Va. App. 616 - Young v. Commonwealth