Bronk v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) that counsel made errors so serious that counsel’s performance fell outside the wide range of professionally competent assistance; and (2) that the deficient performance so seriously affected the outcome of the plea process that, but for the errors of counsel, there is a reasonable probability that the defen dant would not have pleaded guilty, but would have insisted on going to trial.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Bishop v. Commonwealth · Commonwealth v. Elza

2. “A guilty plea is valid only when it is entered intelligently and voluntarily.”). . As aptly expressed by Professor Abramson,”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hammond v. Commonwealth · Kozak v. Commonwealth

3. “[T]he validity of a guilty plea is not determined by reference to some magic incantation recited at the time it is taken.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Marks v. Commonwealth · Fegan v. Commonwealth