Commonwealth v. Knapp’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
40
cited by 40 later decisions
3
states following
May 2019
most recently cited
40 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Mathews v. Eldridge · Morrissey v. Brewer · United States v. Salerno · Rochin v. People of California · Addington v. Texas
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 40 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The right of an individual to be free from physical restraint is a paradigmatic fundamental right.”
5 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. Commonwealth v. G.F. · In re E.C.“Once a judge has found that probable cause exists to believe that a person is sexually dangerous and the Commonwealth has petitioned for trial ..., the clear intent and requirement of the statute is that the person be confined in a secure facility”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. In re Chapman“will be upheld only if it is 'narrowly tailored to further a legitimate and compelling governmental interest.'”
1 later decision 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.