334 Pa. Super. 549 - Commonwealth v. Dickison’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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. “The different gravity scores for burglaries committed of structures where persons are present and structures where persons are not present is premised upon the likelihood of greater mischief in the former situation. If a burglary is committed while the structure is occupied, the potential for additional and more serious offenses is always present. Even if no further crime is committed, the presence of the victims and the potential for harm to them suggest an offense possessing gravity greater than when no person is present.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 438 Pa. Super. 499 - Commonwealth v. Stepp · 401 Pa. Super. 426 - Commonwealth v. Jackson

2. “Burglary of a structure adapted for overnight accommodation in which at the time of the offense any person is present.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 401 Pa. Super. 426 - Commonwealth v. Jackson

3. “Burglary of a structure adapted for overnight accommodation in which at the time of the offense no person is present.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 401 Pa. Super. 426 - Commonwealth v. Jackson