Davis v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““While each must stand upon its own facts, there runs throughout the line of decisions an appreciation of the fact that lawyers appointed to defend accused persons are often entitled to greater consideration with respect to time and opportunity for preparation for trial' than otherwise. They ought not, in addition to assuming the grave responsibility without compensation, be compelled to sacrifice the interests of other clients in order to get ready in an unreasonable time to defend the accused.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Stumph v. Commonwealth

2. ““ * * * the trial judge has great discretion in the matter of granting a continuance, and a judgment of conviction will not be reversed for a refusal to do so unless it appears that that discretion was abused from a judicial standpoint or that the subsequent course of the trial and the result show that a fair trial was not had because of it.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Thacker v. Commonwealth