Commonwealth v. Ruza’s Empirical Analysis
1986
Citation profile
18
cited by 18 later decisions
1
states following
April 1994
most recently cited
18 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Coleman v. Alabama · Commonwealth Ex Rel. Maisenhelder v. Rundle · Commonwealth v. McCloskey · Commonwealth of Pa. v. Mullen · Commonwealth v. Prado
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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(a) When the attorney for the Commonwealth certifies to the court of common pleas that a preliminary hearing cannot be held for a defendant because the statute of limitations will otherwise bar prosecution, an information is necessary in order to extradite the defendant, or a preliminary hearing cannot be held for other good cause, the court may grant leave to the attorney for the Commonwealth to file an information with the court without a preliminary hearing.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“In the unlikely event the district justice and the court of common pleas, having the habeas corpus application, were both in error in their assessment of the Commonwealth’s evidence against the accused, the trial would not proceed beyond the demurrer stage ... If in fact it is determined at trial that the evidence is sufficient to be submitted to the jury, then any deficiency in the presentation would have been harmless.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“A hearing was held on the Omnibus Pre-Trial Motion, lasting two days. In its Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, the trial court specifically addressed the question of whether, notwithstanding the lack of a preliminary hearing, a prima facie case existed against Appellee. The court found that the evidence adduced at the Omni bus Pre-Trial Hearing was more than sufficient to establish a prima facie case____”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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