Commonwealth v. Rodriguez’s Empirical Analysis
2012
Citation profile
10
cited by 10 later decisions
1
states following
January 2019
most recently cited
10 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Santobello v. New York · Snyder v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts · Engle v. Isaac · Charland v. Muzi Motors, Inc. · United States v. Skidmore
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.
“Few, perhaps no, judicial responsibilities are more difficult than sentencing. The task is usually undertaken by trial judges who seek with diligence and professionalism to take account of the human existence of the offender and the just demands of a wronged society.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“to impose a just sentence, a judge requires not only sound judgment”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“various, often competing, considerations.”
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.