Commonwealth v. Lawson’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
January 2019
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Baker v. Carr · Minnesota, v. Wayne Thomas Carter · In re Clements · Commonwealth v. Scott · United States v. West
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“affidavit is not evidence and may not be considered by the judge for purposes of deciding the motion to suppress. The permissible findings of fact at the evidentiary hearing must find support in the evidence-the testimony and exhibits, which have been introduced in evidence at the suppression hearing.”
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.