Commonwealth v. Bronson’s Empirical Analysis
1974
Citation profile
26
cited by 26 later decisions
2
states following
July 1988
most recently cited
26 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Von Moltke v. Gillies · Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. Maroney · Commonwealth v. Hill · Commonwealth v. Owens · Jones v. Cunningham
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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"[C]ounsel's assistance is deemed constitutionally effective once we are able to conclude that the particular course chosen by counsel had some reasonable basis designed to effectuate his client's interests . . . Although weigh the alternatives we must, the balance tips in favor of a finding of effective assistance as soon as it is determined that trial counsel's decision had any reasonable basis."”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority““[N]o weight [is] given ... to the allocation of the burden of proof in this area. What is needed is an independent judicial review of the record. Preferably, that independent review should occur initially in the trial court. However, if no such independent review has occurred at the trial level, and if the record is complete enough to support such an examination, this Court then should undertake the task . .. . ” Accord Commonwealth v. Bronson, 457 Pa. 66, 69 , 321 A.2d 645, 646 (1974); Commonwealth v. Harper, 233 Pa.Super. 294 , 299 n. 3, 334 A.2d 761 , 763 n. 3 (1975).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.