Startin v. Com.’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
15
cited by 15 later decisions
1
states following
May 2019
most recently cited
2 federal appellate · 13 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Conyers v. MARTIAL ARTS WORLD OF RICHMOND · Ansell v. Commonwealth · Armstrong v. Commonwealth · Johnson v. Commonwealth · Holloman v. Commonwealth
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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“the term 'firearm' includes any instrument that is capable of expelling a projectile by force of gunpowder [and] also includes other objects that are not capable of firing projectiles but give the appearance of being able to do so.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[i]n its outward appearance, including size, weight and shape it appears to be an operational firearm designed to expel .45 caliber ammunition by explosion.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“replica [that] ha[d] the same size, weight and shape of an operational firearm designed to expel .45 caliber ammunition by explosion”
1 later decision 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.