Jaynes v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
2002
Citation profile
3 federal appellate · 4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Boston Herald, Inc. v. Sharpe · Stevens v. McGinnis, Inc. · Victory Distributors, Inc. v. Ayer Division of the District Court Department · Hicks v. Commissioner of Correction · Lanoue 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“It is not available where the petitioning party has or had 'adequate and effective avenues other than G. L. c. 211, § 3, by which to seek and obtain the requested relief.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Commonwealth v. Ruiz“Relief under G. L. c. 211, § 3, is available only in extraordinary circumstances.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Commonwealth v. Ruiz
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.