Commonwealth v. Gallant’s Empirical Analysis
2009
Citation profile
20
cited by 20 later decisions
1
states following
May 2019
most recently cited
20 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on United States v. Powell · Chlorine Institute, Inc. v. Occupational Safety & Health Administration · Commonwealth v. McCarthy · Commonwealth v. O'DELL · Commonwealth v. Storey
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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“general terms which follow specific ones to matters similar to those specified.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage““Whoever, directly or indirectly, willfully (a) threatens . . . or (c) . . . intimidates or harasses another person who is: . . . (iii) a . . . probation officer . . . with the intent to impede, obstruct, delay, harm, punish or otherwise interfere thereby with a criminal investigation, grand jury proceeding, trial or other criminal proceeding of any type shall be punished . . . .””
1 later decision quote this exact passage“the same type of specific evidence of each element of the offense as would be needed to support a conviction.”
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.