Nelson v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1978
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
October 1986
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Morrissey v. Brewer · Commonwealth v. Kates · Robinson v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE · Bunner v. PA. BD. OF PROB. AND PAROLE.
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A revocation hearing . . . need not be conducted with the same evidentiary rules as would apply to a criminal trial growing out of the same facts. . . . Nor should hearsay, even if objected to, necessarily be precluded from consideration. ... [A] greater latitude in the admissibility of evidence must be allowed to determine whether the privilege of parole should continue and whether the best interests of the community are advanced in doing so.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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