Ellis v. Com.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[i]t is permissible for the fact finder to infer that every person intends the natural, probable consequences of his or her actions,”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Perkins (ORDER) · Secret v. Commonwealth

2. “and punishable as a Class 6 felony even if done accidentally or unintentionally. CONCLUSION We conclude that the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, was sufficient to support the conviction without any proof of the defendant's intent when discharging the firearm. The jury instruction given without objection in this case, adapted from the model instruction,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bryant v. Commonwealth

3. “to prohibit unlawful conduct, whether malicious or merely criminally reckless, which has the potential to endanger the lives of persons inside the occupied buildings, without regard to the shooter's actual motive or intent. ...”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bryant v. Commonwealth