Commonwealth v. Lenhart’s Empirical Analysis
1982
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
December 1982
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth v. Greer · Commonwealth v. Mitchell · 252 Pa. Super. 103 - Commonwealth v. Liska · 286 Pa. Super. 271 - Commonwealth v. Hobson · Commonwealth v. Villano
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Counsel’s assistance, of course, is needed because an exploration of the legal ground for complaint, an investigation of the underlying facts and a more articulate statement of the claims are functions of an advocate that are inappropriate for a judge or his staff.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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