278 Pa. Super. 490 - Commonwealth v. Wilkinson’s Empirical Analysis
1980
Citation profile
34
cited by 34 later decisions
1
states following
April 1996
most recently cited
34 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Linkletter v. Walker · Commonwealth v. Musto · Commonwealth v. Simione · Commonwealth of Pa. v. Mullen · Commonwealth v. Pope
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.
“(6)(a) In a court case, a summary of the facts sufficient to advise the defendant of the nature of the offense charged, but neither the evidence nor the statute allegedly violated need be cited in the complaint, nor shall a citation of the statute allegedly violated, by itself, be a sufficient compliance with this subsection; (Emphasis added).”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“(b) The information shall be signed by the attorney for the Commonwealth and shall be valid and sufficient in law if it contains: (5) a plain and concise statement of the essential elements of the offense substantially the same as or cognate to the offense alleged in the complaint.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“As long as the Commonwealth gives the defendant adequate notice of the particular vehicle or traffic law or ordinance allegedly violated in causing the death, 3 whether or not the Commonwealth brings a separate charge for such violation is immaterial.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
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.