Commonwealth v. Galvin’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any person incarcerated on the effective date of this act for an offense which, at the time such person was sentenced on such offense, requires serving a minimum term of incarceration before such person is eligible for probation, parole, work release or release shall be eligible for probation, parole, work release and deductions in sentence for good conduct under [§§] 12 to 29, inclusive” (emphasis added).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Didas

2. “The repeal of a statute shall not affect any punishment, penalty or forfeiture incurred before the repeal takes effect ...”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Fragata

3. “As a general rule of statutory construction, a newly enacted statute is presumptively prospective ...”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Fragata