Commonwealth v. Horne’s Empirical Analysis
2017
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
1
states following
June 2022
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth v. Latimore · Commonwealth v. Alphas · Commonwealth v. Randolph · Commonwealth v. Azar · Commonwealth v. Dockham
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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“An error creates a substantial risk of a miscarriage of justice unless we are persuaded that it did not 'materially influence[ ]' * the guilty verdict”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“determine whether any error ... created a substantial risk of a miscarriage of justice.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“In applying this standard, we analyze the potential impact of the error on the verdict, ... and review the record to determine the strength of the Commonwealth's case, absent the improper evidence”
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.