Commonwealth v. Persichini’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 18 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Payne v. Tennessee · Hohn v. United States · Laws v. United Missouri Bank · Ayala v. Philadelphia Board of Public Education · 36 Cal. 3d 604 - People v. Alcala
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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““the doctrine of stare decisis is not a vehicle for perpetuating error, but rather a legal concept which responds to the demands of justice and, thus, permits the orderly process of the law to flourish.” ... We should not follow a governing-decision that is unworkable.... Moreover, the policy considerations supporting stare decisis are less compelling when the issue involves a question of procedure. See Hohn v. United States, [ 524 U.S. 236 , 118 S.Ct. 1969 (1998) ] (“The role of stare decisis ... is ... reduced in the case of a procedural rule which does not serve as a guide to lawful behavior.”).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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