Durham v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1966
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
October 1977
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Head v. Commonwealth · Howard v. Commonwealth · Clark v. Commonwealth · Perkins v. Commonwealth
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.
““. . .an accomplice is one that who knowingly voluntarily, and with common intent, unites with the principal in the perpetration of the crime, either by being present and joining in the criminal act by aiding and abetting in its commission, or, if not present, by advising and encouraging the performance of the act.””
3 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.