Commonwealth v. Brewer’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. “[W]e consistently have held that, where the credibility of a witness is an issue, counsel may argue from the evidence why a witness should be believed”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 92 Mass. App. Ct. 1108 - Commonwealth v. Lopes · 94 Mass. App. Ct. 1122 - Commonwealth v. Graves

2. “the women he trafficked for sexual services, based on their homelessness and drug addiction. Judgments affirmed . 1 The defendant also claims error in the admission of certain evidence and in the jury instructions, and contends that the prosecutor's closing argument created a substantial risk of a miscarriage of justice. 2 The officer explained that a”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 95 Mass. App. Ct. 463 - Commonwealth v. Steed

3. “[T]he judge's careful and clear instructions concerning the role of the closing arguments and how to determine the credibility of witnesses adequately offset any semblance of impropriety, were we to determine that one occurred”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 92 Mass. App. Ct. 1108 - Commonwealth v. Lopes