Commonwealth v. Ranieri’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “testimonial in nature and ... its admission violates the privilege against self-incrimination under the Declaration of Rights of the Massachusetts Constitution.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 93 Mass. App. Ct. 1119 - Commonwealth v. Bradley · 94 Mass. App. Ct. 780 - Commonwealth v. Cueva

2. “Commonwealth v. Ranieri , 65 Mass. App. Ct. 366 , 370-371, 840 N.E.2d 963 (2006), citing Commonwealth v. Zevitas , 418 Mass. 677 , 681-684, 639 N.E.2d 1076 (1994) ; Opinion of the Justices , 412 Mass. 1201 , 1210-1211, 591 N.E.2d 1073 (1992).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 94 Mass. App. Ct. 780 - Commonwealth v. Cueva

3. “In Massachusetts it is settled that at a criminal trial, evidence that the defendant refused to consent to a blood test or analysis of breath to detect alcohol is not admissible.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 94 Mass. App. Ct. 780 - Commonwealth v. Cueva