Commonwealth v. Crouse’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

24 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A judge has discretion to exclude evidence of a prior conviction, otherwise admissible to be used for impeachment under G. L. c. 233, § 21, if the danger of unfair prejudice resulting from such evidence outweighs its probative value.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 93 Mass. App. Ct. 1101 - Commonwealth v. Scott

2. “published by the National Fire Protection Association suggests that evidence of a canine alert that is not confirmed by laboratory testing should not be considered valid.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Yell v. Commonwealth

3. “will not overrule a trial judge's determination as to the proper scope of cross-examination unless the defendant shows a clear abuse of discretion and prejudice.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 92 Mass. App. Ct. 1119 - Commonwealth v. Molina