Major v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[W]e now hold that ... a criminal defendant's right to conduct his or her own defense is not violated when the court determines that a defendant competent to stand trial nevertheless suffers from severe mental illness to the point where he or she is not competent to conduct trial proceedings without counsel.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. People v. Davis

2. “Evidence that is privileged under the local law of the state which has the most significant relationship with the communication but which is not privileged under the local law of the forum will be admitted unless there is some special reason why the forum policy favoring admission should not be given effect.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Saleba v. Schrand

3. “Section 11 serves as the basis of the right to hybrid counsel, or the right to be heard 'by himself and counsel.’ ”). . King v. Bobby, 433 F.3d 483, 490 (6th Cir.2006). As noted by the Sixth Circuit, some support exists”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Allen v. Commonwealth