Commonwealth v. Hubert’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
31 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 31 later decisions — most recently October 2025 · most notably 342 Pa. Super. 215 - In Re SO (1985), 304 Pa. Super. 131 - In Re Condry (1982)
31 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth v. Horowitz
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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“commitment entails a massive deprivation of liberty.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Clear and present dangqr to himself .shall be shown by establishing that within the past 30 days: (i) the person has acted in such manner as to evidence that he would be unable, without earé, ’ supervision and the continued assistance of others, to satisfy his need for nourishment, personal or medical care, shelter, or self-protection arid safety, and that there is a-reasonable probability that death, serious bodily injury or serioris physical debilitation would ensue within 30 days unless adequate treatment were afforded under this act; or (ii) the person has ■ attempted suicide and that there is the reasonable probability of suicide unless adequate treatment is afforded under this act. For the purposes of this subsection, a clear and present danger may be demonstrated by the proof that the person has made threats to commit suicide and has committed acts -which are in furtherance of the threat to commit suicide; or (iii) the person has substantially mutilated himself or attempted to mutilate himself substantially and that there is -the reasonable probability of mutilation unless adequate treatment is afforded ¡under this act. For the purposes.;..of-this subsection, a clear and present danger shall be established by proof that the person has made .threats to commit mutilation and has committed acts which are in furtherance of the threat to commit mutilation.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“A person is severely mentally disabled when, as a result of mental illness, his capacity to exercise self-control, judgment and discretion in the conduct of his affairs and social relations or to care for his own personal needs is so lessened that he poses a clear and present danger of harm to others or to himself.”
2 later decisions 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.