A.T. v. C.R.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

17 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(i) [three] or more acts of willful and malicious conduct aimed at a specific person committed with the intent to cause fear, intimidation, abuse or damage to property and that does in fact cause fear, intimidation, abuse or damage to property.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 92 Mass. App. Ct. 1110 - R.S. v. W.S. · D.N. v. A.G.

2. “each of the three qualifying acts was maliciously intended, defined by G. L. c. 258E, § 1, as being 'characterized by cruelty, hostility or revenge,' and that each act was intended by the defendant to place the plaintiff in 'fear of physical harm or fear of physical damage to property.' O'Brien , supra at 427 .”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 92 Mass. App. Ct. 1110 - R.S. v. W.S. · 92 Mass. App. Ct. 1119 - M.F. v. C.Y.

3. “[a] defendant or his counsel should be given adequate opportunity to consider any affidavit filed in the proceeding on which the judge intends to rely before being required to elect whether to cross-examine the complainant or any other witness.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 92 Mass. App. Ct. 1111 - R.G. v. C.f.-M.