Commonwealth v. Durling’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 district · 154 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 158 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[u]nsubstantiated and unreliable hearsay”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Durling v. Chairman, Massachusetts Parole Board · 95 Mass. App. Ct. 85 - Doe, SORB No. 523391 v. Sex Offender Registry Board

2. ““(a) written notice of the claimed violations of [proba tion or] parole; (b) disclosure to the [probationer or] parolee of the evidence against him; (c) opportunity to be heard in person and to present witnesses and documentary evidence; (d) the right to confront and cross-examine adverse witnesses (unless the hearing officer specifically finds good cause for not allowing confrontation); (e) a ‘neutral and detached’ hearing body . . . ; and (f) a written statement by the factfinders as to the evidence relied on and reasons for revoking [probation or] parole.””

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Durling v. Chairman, Massachusetts Parole Board · Commonwealth v. Kelsey

3. “Any conduct by a person on probation [that] constitutes a violation of any of the conditions of his probation may form the basis for the revocation of that probation.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 92 Mass. App. Ct. 1106 - Commonwealth v. Vasquez · 92 Mass. App. Ct. 1128 - Commonwealth v. Agosto