Commonwealth v. Dinola’s Empirical Analysis
2002
Citation profile
17 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 17 later decisions — most recently June 2023
17 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on 267 Pa. Super. 504 - Commonwealth v. Fuqua · Ramich v. Worker's Compensation Appeal Board · 286 Pa. Super. 65 - Commonwealth v. Erb · 2001 Pa. Super. 377 - Commonwealth v. Passarelli · 1999 Pa. Super. 207 - Commonwealth v. Kisner
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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“§ 1106. Restitution for injuries to person or property (a) General rule.- Upon conviction for any crime wherein property has been stolen, converted or otherwise unlawfully obtained, or its value substantially decreased as a direct result of the crime, or wherein the victim suffered personal injury directly resulting from the crime, the offender shall be sentenced to make restitution in addition to the punishment prescribed therefor. * * * (c) Mandatory restitution.- (1) The court shall order full restitution: * * * (2) At the time of sentencing the court shall specify the amount and method of restitution. In determining the amount and method of restitution, the court: (i) Shall consider the extent of injury suffered by the victim, the victim's request for restitution as presented to the district attorney in accordance with paragraph (4) and such other matters as it deems appropriate. (ii) May order restitution in a lump sum, by monthly installments or according to such other schedule as it deems just. * * * (3) The court may, at any time or upon the recommendation of the district attorney that is based on information received from the victim and the probation section of the county or other agent designated by the county commissioners of the county with the approval of the president judge to collect restitution, alter or amend any order of restitution made pursuant to paragraph (2), provided, however, that the court states its reasons and conclusions as a matter of record for ”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“18 Pa.C.S.A. § 1106(c)(3), the modification refers to an order”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“the requirement that if restitution is ordered, the amount must be determined at the time of sentencing ....”
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.