Commonwealth v. Lloyd’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

43 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 45 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “under the confrontation clause of the Pennsylvania Constitution, ... the appellant in the instant action was denied his right to confrontation when his attorney was denied access to the contents of the victim’s psychotherapist records. In addition we hold that the right to inspect these records is also mandated by the compulsory process clause of the Pennsylvania Constitution.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 413 Pa. Super. 95 - Commonwealth v. Kennedy · 413 Pa. Super. 538 - Commonwealth v. Eck

2. “No person who has been licensed ... to practice psychology shall be," without the written consent of his client, examined in any civil or criminal matter as to any information acquired in the course of his professional services in behalf of such client. The confidential relations and communications between a psychologist and his client shall be on the same basis as those provided or prescribed by law between an attorney and client.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Wilson

3. “not involve a request to discover statutorily protected state maintained records....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 413 Pa. Super. 95 - Commonwealth v. Kennedy