Commonwealth v. Chopak’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
51 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 53 later decisions — most recently February 2025 · most notably Commonwealth v. Appel (1997), 431 Pa. Super. 588 - Smith v. Smith (1993)
51 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Drope v. Missouri · Rose v. Lundy · Bellettiere v. Philadelphia · Commonwealth v. Truesdale · Commonwealth v. Passaro
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 53 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Rule 526. Conditions of Bail Bond (A) In every case in which a defendant is released on bail, the conditions of the bail shall be that the defendant will: (1) appear at all times required until full and final disposition of the case; (2) obey all further orders of the bail authority; (3) give written notice to the .bail authority, the clerk of courts, the district attorney, and the court bail agency or other designated court bail officer, of any change of address within 48 hours of the date of the change; (4) neither do, nor cause to be done, nor permit to be done on his or her behalf, any act proscribed by Section 4952 of the Crimes Code (relating to intimidation of witnesses or victims) or by Section 4953 (relating to retaliation against witnesses or victims), 18 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 4952, 4953; and (5) refrain from criminal activity.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“"The test to be applied in determining the legal sufficiency of [a defendant’s] mental capacity to stand trial, or enter a plea at the time involved, is not the M’Naghten ‘right or wrong’ test, but rather his ability to comprehend his position as one accused of murder and to cooperate with his counsel [in making a rational] defense.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Bail has been long recognized as a procedure whereby an individual defendant provides a form of collateral 'in exchange for the defendant's release from custody; it secures his future appearance and other requirements of his bond[.]'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.