Commonwealth v. Roach’s Empirical Analysis
1978
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
1
states following
December 1987
most recently cited
10 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth v. Blair · Commonwealth v. Waters · Commonwealth v. Fortune · Commonwealth v. Cheeks
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.
“"The practice in some judicial districts of ignoring the requirements of Rule 1123(a) [specifying written post-verdict motions] is condemned. Henceforth, issues not presented in compliance with the rule will not be considered by our trial and appellate courts."”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[I]t would be unfair to impose upon [a person seeking post-verdict relief] a decision of which he could not be aware.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.