328 Pa. Super. 104 - Commonwealth v. O'Shea’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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(B) No search warrant shall issue but upon probable cause supported by one or more affidavits sworn to before the issuing authority.... The issuing authority, in determining whether probable cause has been established, may not consider any evidence outside the affidavits. (D) At any hearing on a motion for the...suppression of evidence, or for suppression of the fruits of evidence, obtained pursuant to a search warrant, no evidence shall be admissible to establish probable cause other than the affidavits provided for in paragraph (B).”

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

2. ““Probable cause to issue a search warrant has been defined as those facts reasonably necessary to show (1) that the items sought are connected with criminal activity, and (2) that the items will be found in the place to be searched.” O’Shea at 111 , 476 A.2d at 915 .”

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