Commonwealth v. Rodriguez’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

23 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"[A]dherence to or departure from [ rule 12(c) ] is but one factor to be considered in resolving whether a plea was knowingly and voluntarily made .... Each case must be analyzed individually to determine whether compliance with rule 12 would have made a difference in the decision of the defendant to plead guilty."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 93 Mass. App. Ct. 1116 - Commonwealth v. Biaggi · 92 Mass. App. Ct. 1116 - Commonwealth v. McGhee

2. “a term of straight probation is not a sentence even though such a disposition may be appealed”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 95 Mass. App. Ct. 552 - Commonwealth v. Rossetti · Commonwealth v. Ahart

3. “We will not assume that the defendant's plea was involuntary and unknowing and say as a matter of law that justice was not done simply because the record reflects noncompliance with rule 12.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Stacy