State v. McMahon’s Empirical Analysis
1972
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
April 1987
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Gonzales · Dutton v. Langlois · State v. Perry
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““[t]his chapter shall be liberally construed to the end that families whose unity or well-being is threatened shall be assisted and protected, and restored, if possible, as secure units of law-abiding members * * Section 8-10-2.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Kenney
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.