Commonwealth v. Nelson’s Empirical Analysis
2014
Citation profile
22 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Chlorine Institute, Inc. v. Occupational Safety & Health Administration · Los Angeles Unified School District v. Los Angeles NAACP · McKennon v. Nashville Banner Publishing Co. · Commonwealth v. Hoffer · Commonwealth v. Storey
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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“considered in the context of the whole argument, the evidence admitted at trial, and the judge's instructions to the jury”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“[a] prosecutor is entitled to emphasize the strong points of the Commonwealth's case and the weaknesses of the defendant's case, even though he [or she] may, in so doing, prompt some collateral or passing reflection on the fact that the defendant declined to testify.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The proper response to a jury question must remain within the discretion of the trial judge, who has observed the evidence and the jury firsthand and can tailor supplemental instructions accordingly.”
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.