Commonwealth v. Stanton’s Empirical Analysis
1978
Citation profile
20
cited by 20 later decisions
1
states following
December 1982
most recently cited
20 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. Maroney · Commonwealth v. Rose · Commonwealth v. Fox · Commonwealth v. Stanton · Delp v. Heath
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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Whether the charge considered as a whole is a fair and complete presentation of the issue and theories involved? Delp v. Heath, 234 Pa.Super. 607 , 340 A.2d 530 (1975); [b]ecause if the charge was inadequate to inform the jury of the law, counsel was ineffective in failing both to object after the charge and to supplement the charge with an appropriate point for charge.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“reasonable basis designed to effectuate [appellant's] interest,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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