Commonwealth v. Castro’s Empirical Analysis
2014
Citation profile
30
cited by 30 later decisions
1
states following
September 2024
most recently cited
30 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth v. Smith · Commonwealth v. Mosteller · 164 Pa. Super. 516 - Commonwealth v. Krick · Commonwealth v. Montalvo · Commonwealth v. Chamberlain
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 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[allegations in the media, whether true or false, are no more evidence than allegations in any other out-of-court situation. Nothing in these allegations even read in the broadest sense, can be described as “evidence,” and references to the officer being under investigation for misconduct contains no information regarding what evidence existed to substantiate this averment. One cannot glean from these bald allegations- what evidence of misconduct appellee intended to produce at the hearing.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“(1) the evidence could not have been obtained before the conclusion of the trial by reasonable diligence; (2) the evidence is not merely corroborative or cumulative; (3) the evidence will not be used solely for purposes of impeachment; and (4) the evidence is of such a nature and character that a different outcome is likely. At an evidentiary hearing, an appellant must show by a preponderance of the evidence that each of these factors has been met in order for [new proceedings] to be warranted.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“(C) After-Discovered Evidence. . A post-sentence motion for a new trial on the ground of after-discovered evidence must be filed in writing promptly after such discovery.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.