Commonwealth v. Lemons’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “reasonable grounds for belief, supported by less than prima facie proof but more than mere suspicion.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Bennett · Taylor v. Commonwealth

2. “there is probable cause to conclude that the force used was not legally justified”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Bennett · Taylor v. Commonwealth

3. “A person who uses force as permitted in KRS 503.050, 503.055, 503.070, and 503.080 is justified in using such force and is immune from criminal prosecution and civil action for the use of such force....”

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