395 Pa. Super. 184 - Commonwealth v. Lyons’s Empirical Analysis

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17 state decisions

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

1. “(a) Offense defined.—Except as provided in subsection (b), any person who drives a motor vehicle on any highway or trafficway of this Commonwealth after the commencement of a suspension, revocation or cancellation of the operating privilege and before the operating privilege has been restored is guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $200.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 395 Pa. Super. 400 - Commonwealth v. Sperry

2. “(c) Summary offense defined by this title constitutes a summary offense if: (1) it is so designated in this title, or in a statute other than this title; or (2) if a person convicted thereof may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment, the maximum of which is not more than 90 days.”

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

3. “(a) Violations of this is a summary offense for any person to violate any of the provisions of this title unless the violation is by this title or other statute of this Commonwealth declared to be a misdemeanor or felony.”

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