Commonwealth v. Alfonso A.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

54 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 54 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Although police knowledge of the CI's 'identity' and 'whereabouts' would not be adequate standing alone to confirm the informant's reliability, it is a factor that weighs in favor of reliability”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 93 Mass. App. Ct. 478 - Commonwealth v. Monteiro · Commonwealth v. Arias

2. “taken as a whole and read in a commonsense fashion,”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 93 Mass. App. Ct. 478 - Commonwealth v. Monteiro · 94 Mass. App. Ct. 696 - Commonwealth v. Santos

3. “The . . . purpose of our rules pertaining to the opportunity for consultation with an adult is because 'most juveniles do not understand the significance and protective function of these rights even when they are read the standard Miranda warnings,' they 'frequently lack the capacity to appreciate the consequences of their actions,' and the opportunity for consultation with an adult 'prevent[s] the warnings from becoming merely a ritualistic recitation wherein the effect of actual comprehension by the juvenile is ignored.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 100 Mass. App. Ct. 298 - COMMONWEALTH v. STANLEY S., a juvenile.