Commonwealth v. Cromwell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “a conviction may rest entirely on circumstantial evidence.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 92 Mass. App. Ct. 1120 - Commonwealth v. Werme · 92 Mass. App. Ct. 1121 - Commonwealth v. Bednarz

2. “The defendant’s claim of lack of opportunity to cross-examine [the victim] is without merit in view of his failure to summons her or seek her attendance at the restitution hearing, or to request a continuance after the prosecutor established damages on the basis of the documentary evidence and [the victim’s] previous sworn statement. In the circumstances, the defendant cannot complain that he was not afforded a meaningful opportunity to challenge the amount of restitution requested and ordered.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Wingler

3. “facts and circumstances surrounding the accident and from the defendant's cooperation with the field sobriety tests”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 93 Mass. App. Ct. 1108 - Commonwealth v. Mark