Commonwealth v. Hall’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “possession does not depend on the duration of time elapsing after one has an object under his control so long as, at the time of contact with the object, the person has the control and the power to do with it what he or she wills”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 95 Mass. App. Ct. 406 - Commonwealth v. Mitchell

2. “with the intent that he or another person will violate [one of the enumerated statutes] ... or any offense that has as an element the use or attempted use of force.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 92 Mass. App. Ct. 1109 - Commonwealth v. Rentas

3. “to enter, exit or remain within any vehicle, dwelling, building, or other outdoor space,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 92 Mass. App. Ct. 1109 - Commonwealth v. Rentas