Commonwealth v. Randolph’s Empirical Analysis
1998
Citation profile
62 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 64 later decisions — most recently October 2023 · most notably Commonwealth v. Shaffer (1999), Commonwealth v. Gunter (2001)
62 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 Commonwealth v. Forbes · Commonwealth v. Starr · 428 Pa. Super. 99 - Commonwealth v. Muntz · 411 Pa. Super. 391 - Commonwealth v. Turiano
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 64 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Initially, we note that the Superior Court, under the guise of distinguishing this matter from Forbes , found significant [the defendant’s] admission that he was not innocent of all the crimes alleged against him. The Superior Court concluded that such a statement does not amount to a declaration of innocence. We find this rationale to be spurious, given [the defendant’s] unequivocal testimony at the initial hearing before the trial court that he was seeking to withdraw his pleas because he was “not guilty.” Moreover, even if [the defendant] had not made this initial declaration, given the liberal standard articulated in Forbes and the lack of prejudice to the Commonwealth, [the defendant’s] admission that he was not innocent of all the crimes charged should not have defeated his requested withdrawal. The Superior Court attempted to apply a new standard whereby participation in a plea colloquy results in a defendant’s waiver of the rights established by this Court pursuant to Forbes .”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“I don't think that there's any valid case here to withdraw the plea. I remember on July 25 that you were in good health. You admitted these things, and I unless you have some other reason before I proceed with the sentencing. Is there any other reason? All right, I'm denying the motion to withdraw the guilty plea and we'll proceed to sentencing.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“"the test to be applied by the trial courts is fairness and justice." United States v. Stayton, [ 408 F.2d 559, 561 (3d Cir. 1969) ]. If the trial court finds "any fair and just reason," withdrawal of the plea before sentence should be freely permitted, unless the prosecution has been "substantially prejudiced."”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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