B.H. v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Preservation is immaterial if there can be no appeal of a case. Waiver of the right to appeal differs starkly from simply failing to make a proper evidentiary or legal objection. Waiving an evidentiary error may result in that error not being considered on appeal, but waiver of making any defense by admitting guilt, or an unconditional admission, prevents any appeal [other than one claiming that no offense has been charged].”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. C.C. v. Commonwealth ex rel. S.B. · C.S. v. Commonwealth

2. “That effect includes barring any appeal, other than one claiming that no offense has been charged, unless the admission is conditioned on the juvenile's being able to appeal.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. C.S. v. Commonwealth

3. “[t]he effect of the guilty plea is to waive those other defenses and any appeal that seeks to raise them.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. C.C. v. Commonwealth ex rel. S.B.