Commonwealth v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
1976
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
July 1983
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Miranda v. State of Arizona Vignera · Chambers v. Florida · Commonwealth v. Blair · Commonwealth v. Saunders · Erie Indemnity Co. v. Coal Operators Casualty Co.
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"It would be unrealistic to conclude that the members of the Bar are on notice of our decisions from the moment we decide them even though not actually reported until weeks later." Commonwealth v. Smith, 468 Pa. 375, 380 , 362 A.2d 990, 992 (1976) (Roberts, J., joined by Manderino, J., dissenting from per curiam affirmance).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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