Commonwealth v. Shellenberger’s Empirical Analysis
2005
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
1
states following
August 2018
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Spence v. Johnson · 22 Mass. App. Ct. 10 - Commonwealth v. Miranda · Commonwealth v. Martin · Commonwealth v. Kirkpatrick · Commonwealth v. Sitko
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“the amphetamine theory of criminal liability ... lacked evidentiary foundation -- both by way of any evidence concerning the concentration of amphetamines in the defendant's system as well as any expert evidence concerning the effect of such substances on her ability to drive.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“the evidence of the mere presence of [narcotics] cannot justify the verdict and the supplemental theory of proof advanced by the Commonwealth”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.