Jones v. Com.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

65 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 65 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““A defendant’s claim that evidence was seized in violation of the Fourth Amendment presents a mixed question of law and fact that we review de novo on appeal. In making such a determination, we give deference to the factual findings of the circuit court, but we independently determine whether the manner in which the evidence was obtained meets the requirements of the Fourth Amendment. The defendant has the burden to show that, considering the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, the trial court’s denial of his suppression motion was reversible error.””

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Curley v. Commonwealth · 57 Va. App. 589 - Byrd v. Commonwealth

2. “there is a fair probability that contraband or evidence of a crime will be found in a particular place.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Curley v. Commonwealth · 57 Va. App. 589 - Byrd v. Commonwealth

3. “When a defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, the Court reviews the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, drawing all reasonable inferences in its favor as the prevailing party below.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Com. v. Anderson