448 Pa. Super. 63 - Commonwealth v. Gibson’s Empirical Analysis
1996
Citation profile
10
cited by 10 later decisions
1
states following
August 2005
most recently cited
10 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth v. Story · Commonwealth v. Brady · Commonwealth v. Lively · Commonwealth v. Foy · 380 Pa. Super. 555 - Commonwealth v. Willis
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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““(a) A lawyer shall not act as advocate at a trial in which the lawyer is likely to be a necessary witness except where: “(1) the testimony relates to an uncontested issue; “(2) the testimony relates to the nature and value of legal services rendered in the case; or “(3) disqualification of the lawyer would work substantial hardship on the client.””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage““The opposing party has proper objection where the combination of roles may prejudice that party’s rights in the litigation. A witness is required to testify on the basis of personal knowledge, while an advocate is expected to explain and comment on evidence given by others. It may not be clear whether a statement by an advocate-witness should be taken as proof or as an analysis of the proof.””
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.