Campbell v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) the proposed patient is mentally ill; (2) as a result of that mental illness the proposed patient: (A) is likely to cause serious harm to himself; (B) is likely to cause serious harm to others; or (C) is: (i) suffering severe and abnormal mental, emotional, or physical distress; (ii) experiencing substantial mental or physical deterioration of the proposed patient’s ability to function independently, which is exhibited by the proposed patient’s inability, except for reasons of indigence, to provide for the proposed patient’s basic needs, including food, clothing, health, or safety; and (in) unable to make a rational and informed decision as to whether or not to submit to treatment; (3) the proposed patient’s condition is expected to continue for more than 90 days; and (4) the proposed patient has received court-ordered inpatient mental health services under this subtitle or under Article 46.02, Code of Criminal Procedure, for at least 60 consecutive days during the preceding 12 months.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Long v. State

2. “[T]he court can only recommit appellant if it finds that he meets one of the criteria for commitment specified in Mental Health Code section 574.035.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Harrison v. State

3. “the proposed patient has an inability to participate in outpatient treatment services effectively and voluntarily....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Harrison v. State