Commonwealth v. Castillo’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
1
states following
November 2018
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth v. Zagrodny · Commonwealth v. Lewis · Commonwealth v. Stevens · 55 Mass. App. Ct. 440 - Commonwealth v. Brown · 20 Mass. App. Ct. 130 - Commonwealth v. Hill
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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A trial based on stipulated evidence is not 'a trial constitutionally capable of supporting a conviction,' ... unless it appears on the record that there is an inquiry whether the defendant understands the significance of such a trial as opposed to a customary trial”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“There is nothing in this record that demonstrates that the defendant was aware of the significance of a trial based on stipulated evidence or that he was aware of any constitutional rights he was waiving”
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.