394 Pa. Super. 373 - Commonwealth v. Ryan’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

17 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[a] second or subsequent motion should be summarily dismissed when the judge determines that the defendant has failed to make a strong prima facie showing that a miscarriage of justice may have occurred,” citing Lawson . 3 . The Supreme Court noted that the new PCRA required that an individual alleging ineffective assistance of counsel must prove that counsel’s action”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 421 Pa. Super. 527 - Commonwealth v. Loach · 413 Pa. Super. 397 - Commonwealth v. Dukeman

2. “In the present case, appellant could have raised all of the issues presented herein in his prior PCHA petition. Accordingly, the issues have been waived under section 9544. The waiver in this instance results from appellant’s failure to raise the issues in his prior post-conviction proceedings. Since the waiver was not during pretrial, trial, post-trial or direct appeal proceedings, section 9543(a)(3)(iii) is not applicable. Accordingly, appellant has waived the issues presented herein unless 9543(a)(3)(ii) applies.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 413 Pa. Super. 397 - Commonwealth v. Dukeman · 422 Pa. Super. 202 - Commonwealth v. Cummings

3. “(ii) If the allegation of error has been waived, the alleged error has resulted in the conviction or affirmance of sentence of an innocent individual. (iii) If the allegation of error has been waived, the waiver of the allegation of error during pretrial, trial, post-trial or direct appeal proceedings does not constitute a State procedural default barring Federal habeas corpus relief.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 442 Pa. Super. 590 - Commonwealth v. Williams · 419 Pa. Super. 48 - Commonwealth v. Eaddy