Commonwealth v. White’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

33 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 33 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “creates an appearance of impropriety and/or would tend to undermine public confidence in the judiciary”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Williams · J.R. Cellucci and E.H. Cellucci, his wife v. Laurel HOA

2. “(d) Commonwealth appeals in criminal cases. In a criminal case, under the circumstances provided by law, the Commonwealth may take an appeal as of right from an order that does not end the entire case where the Commonwealth certifies in the notice of appeal that the order will terminate or substantially handicap the prosecution.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 2014 Pa. Super. 189 - Commonwealth v. Wright · Commonwealth v. Woodard

3. “[A]s a general rule, appellate courts have jurisdiction only over final orders. See 42 Pa.C.S. § 742 (providing appellate jurisdiction to Superior Court over “final orders”); id., § 762 (same for Commonwealth Court); Commonwealth v. Wells, 553 Pa. 424 , 719 A.2d 729 (1998). That general rule, however, is subject to exceptions which give appellate courts jurisdiction to review interlocutory orders under limited circumstances. See 42 Pa.C.S. § 702 (governing appellate jurisdiction over interlocutory orders); see also Pa. R.A.P. 311 (interlocutory appeals as of right); Pa.R.A.P. 312 (interlocutory appeals by permission).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Wayne M. Chiurazzi Law Inc. v. MRO Corp.