Singh v. Capuano’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The decision to continue or suspend a hearing ... must be made in light of the judicial responsibility to hear and decide cases in a manner that is consistent with the purposes of the statute and the interests of justice”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 92 Mass. App. Ct. 1111 - R.G. v. C.f.-M.

2. “[w]ithout first hearing the evidence, a judge should not, over objection, vacate any provision of a c. 209A order once issued.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. IDRIS I. v. HAZEL H.

3. “difficult choice between testifying in the [G. L.] c. 209A case or asserting his privilege against self-incrimination”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. M.K. v. D.B.