Commonwealth v. Cole’s Empirical Analysis
2014
Citation profile
20
cited by 20 later decisions
2
states following
January 2019
most recently cited
20 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3583
Relies on Apprendi v. New Jersey · Morrissey v. Brewer · Mistretta v. United States · Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Chadha · United States v. DiFrancesco
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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[The granting of parole] is a function of the executive branch of government with which, if otherwise constitutionally exercised, the judiciary may not interfere”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“A sentencing judge has great discretion within the statutorily prescribed range 'to fashion an appropriate[,] individualized sentence.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The granting of parole, or conditional release from confinement, is a discretionary act of the parole board”
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.