Commonwealth v. Anestal’s Empirical Analysis
2012
Citation profile
24
cited by 24 later decisions
1
states following
June 2019
most recently cited
24 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Santosky v. Kramer · Anchors v. United States · State v. Kelly · McGinnis v. Hadix · Commonwealth v. Flebotte
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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'[I]f relevant for some other purpose,' and if the probative value outweighs the risk of unfair prejudice, the judge may, in his discretion, admit evidence of a defendant's prior bad acts.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“a reasonable apprehension of great bodily harm and a reasonable belief that no other means would suffice to prevent such harm.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Commonwealth v. Pina“common scheme, pattern of operation, absence of accident or mistake, identity, intent, or motive.”
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.