Commonwealth v. Hill’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[t]he standard of proof in a probation revocation proceeding is the civil standard of preponderance of the evidence rather than the criminal standard of beyond a reasonable doubt.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 93 Mass. App. Ct. 1117 - Commonwealth v. Brace · 92 Mass. App. Ct. 1116 - Commonwealth v. Damon

2. “A proposition is proved by a preponderance of the evidence 'if it is made to appear more likely or probable in the sense that actual belief in its truth, derived from the evidence, exists in the mind or minds of the tribunal notwithstanding any doubts that may still linger there.'”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 92 Mass. App. Ct. 1125 - Commonwealth v. Connor · 93 Mass. App. Ct. 1115 - Commonwealth v. Dorcely

3. “whether [it] discloses sufficient reliable evidence to warrant the findings by the judge.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 92 Mass. App. Ct. 1125 - Commonwealth v. Connor · 93 Mass. App. Ct. 1120 - Commonwealth v. Basil B.