Commonwealth v. Tran’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 6 district · 38 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 46 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““(1) the entry, writing, or record was made in good faith; (2) in the regular course of business; (3) before the beginning of the civil or criminal proceeding in which it is offered; and (4) it was the regular course of such business to make such memorandum at the time of such act, transaction, occurrence, or event, or within a reasonable time thereafter.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Irene · Commonwealth v. Perez

2. “A proponent adequately lays the foundation for admission when a preponderance of the evidence demonstrates that the item is authentic.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 92 Mass. App. Ct. 1127 - Commonwealth v. Herbeck · Commonwealth v. Crichlow

3. “[i]t is the testimonial character of any item of evidence that triggers the confrontation right.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Fulgiam v. Kenneway · Commonwealth v. Fulgiam