Commonwealth v. Brescia’s Empirical Analysis
2015
Citation profile
16
cited by 16 later decisions
1
states following
January 2022
most recently cited
16 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Brown v. United States · Commonwealth v. Saferian · Commonwealth v. Grace · L.L., a juvenile v. Commonwealth · Commonwealth v. Randolph
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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“examine the motion judge's conclusion only to determine whether there has been a significant error of law or other abuse of discretion.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[t]he fairness of the defendant's trial was hampered by an extraordinary confluence of factors.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Mass. R. Crim. P. 30 (b), as appearing in 435 Mass. 1501 (2001). The judge”
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.