Commonwealth v. O'Brien’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
7 federal appellate · 2 district · 41 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Miranda v. State of Arizona Vignera · Anthony v. United States · Opinions of the Justices to the House of Representatives · Commonwealth v. Wright · Commonwealth v. Tavares
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 53 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The judge’s findings were not based on the defendant’s exercise of his right to remain silent, but on the defendant’s failure to see any value in any treatment programs. The findings also were based on the defendant’s conduct at the facility where he was held and the peer group with which he chose to associate.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“any overt signs of, recognition of, . . . anxiety about, or . . . other emotional distress occasioned by, any problem or inadequacy he may perceive in himself.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“insufficient connecting links between Ortiz and Downing's murder,”
2 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.