Commonwealth v. Hill’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

68 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 70 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Our jurisprudence is clear and well-settled, and firmly establishes that: Rule 1925(b) sets out a simple bright-line rule, which obligates an appellant to file and serve a Rule 1925(b) [S]tatement, when so ordered; any issues not raised in a Rule 1925(b) [S]tatement will be deemed waived; the courts lack the authority to countenance deviations from [ Rule 1925(b)'s] terms; Rule 1925(b)'s] provisions are not subject to ad hoc exceptions or selective enforcement; appellants and their counsel are responsible for complying with [ Rule 1925(b)'s] requirements; Rule 1925 [ (b) ] violations may be raised by the appellate court sua sponte , and the Rule applies notwithstanding an appellee's request not to enforce it[.] ... We yet again repeat the principle first stated in [ Commonwealth v. Lord , 553 Pa. 415 , 719 A.2d 306 , 308 (1998),] that must be applied here: '[I]n order to preserve their claims for appellate review, [a]ppellants must comply whenever the trial court orders them to file a [ Rule 1925(b) statement]. Any issues not raised in a [Rule] 1925(b) [S]tatement will be deemed waived.' [ Id .] at 309.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. FP Willow Ridge Associates, L.P. v. Allen Twp. and Northampton Borough · In Re: Appeal of Springfield Hospital ~ Appeal of: Prospect Crozer, LLC

2. “[A]ny issues not raised in a [Pa. R.A.P.] 1925(b) statement will be deemed waived[.]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Western PA Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church v. City of Pittsburgh · 2016 Pa. Super. 164 - Commonwealth v. Witmayer

3. “Paragraph (c)(3) This paragraph allows an appellate court to remand in criminal cases only when the appellant has completely failed to respond to an order to file a Statement[.] Prior to these amendments of this rule, the appeal was quashed if no timely Statement was filed or served; however, because the failure to file and serve a timely Statement is a failure to perfect the appeal, it is presumptively prejudicial and “clear” ineffectiveness[.] An appellant must be able to identify per se ineffectiveness to secure a remand under this section, and any appellant who is able to demonstrate per se ineffectiveness is entitled to a remand.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 2012 Pa. Super. 15 - Commonwealth v. Thompson