93 Mass. App. Ct. 129 - Commonwealth v. Faherty’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. “When reviewing the denial of a motion for a required finding of not guilty, 'we consider the evidence introduced at trial in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, and determine whether a rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.'”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 95 Mass. App. Ct. 156 - Commonwealth v. Quinones · Commonwealth v. Louis

2. “prove that the defendant (1) physically operated a vehicle; (2) 'on a public way or place to which the public has a right of access; and (3)... was impaired by the influence of intoxicating liquor.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 93 Mass. App. Ct. 1115 - Commonwealth v. Otero