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← 70 PACOMMW 265 - Donnell v. Commonwealth

Donnell v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

1982

Citation profile

9
cited by 9 later decisions
1
states following
October 1987
most recently cited

9 state decisions

Relationships

Relies on Morrissey v. Brewer · Commonwealth ex rel. Rambeau v. Rundle · Leach v. Philadelphia Saving Fund Society · 63 Pa. Commw. 395 - Wolgemuth v. Kleinfelter · Harris v. Commonwealth

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

  1. “Except as otherwise provided in this part, the provisions of this part shall apply to the following unless the General Assembly or the agency adopting the document shall provide otherwise: (ii) Every document codified in the Pennsylvania Code except legislative, judicial and home rule charter documents.”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
  2. “If the parolee is in custody in another state, or in Federal custody, the Board may lodge its detainer but all other matters shall be deferred until the parolee has been returned to a state correctional facility in the Commonwealth.”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority

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.