387 Pa. Super. 181 - Commonwealth v. Gibbs’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 13 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In reviewing the stewardship of counsel, a court must first determine whether the underlying claim is of arguable merit. If so, it must then determine whether counsel’s conduct was reasonably calculated to serve the interests of his client. Finally, the defendant must demonstrate that he was prejudiced by counsel’s ineffectiveness. Commonwealth v. Pierce, 515 Pa. 153 , 527 A.2d 973 (1987).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 393 Pa. Super. 152 - Commonwealth v. Stern

2. “It is always the right and sometimes the duty of a trial judge to interrogate witnesses. However, questioning from the bench should not show bias or feeling or be unduly protracted.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 403 Pa. Super. 342 - Commonwealth v. Purcell

3. “The `fruit of the poisonous tree' doctrine excludes evidence obtained from or as a consequence of lawless official acts, not evidence obtained from an `independent source.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 397 Pa. Super. 364 - Commonwealth v. Ariondo