Weaver v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(a) General rule. — The department shall revoke the operating privilege of any person found to be a habitual offender pursuant to the provisions of this section. A ‘habitual offender’ shall be any person whose driving record, as maintained in the department, shows that such person has accumulated the requisite number of convictions for the separate and distinct offenses described and enumerated in subsection (b) committed after the effective date of this title and within any period of five years thereafter. (b) Offenses enumerated. — Three convictions arising from separate acts of any one or more of the following offenses committed either singularly or in combination by any person shall result in such person being designated a habitual offender:”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Reese v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation · 58 Pa. Commw. 634 - Melcher v. Commonwealth

2. “75 Pa. C. S. §3733 — Fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, 75 Pa. O. S. §3734 — Driving without light to avoid identification or arrest, 75 Pa. C. S. §3743 — -Accident involving damage to attended vehicle or property.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 59 Pa. Commw. 404 - Commonwealth v. Byers

3. “No bill shall be passed containing more than one subject, which shall he clearly expressed m its title, except a general appropriation bill or a bill codifying or compiling the law or a part thereof. (Emphasis added.)”

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