State v. JOANNA V.’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
17 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · State v. Sosa · State ex rel. Children, Youth & Families Department · State Ex Rel. Children, Youth & Families Department v. Tammy S. · State Ex Rel. Children, Youth & Families Department
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.
“The focus of the GAL's responsibilities is on representing the best interests of the child to the court. . . . [Counsel's role] is to advocate zealously for the client's position. Although counsel may advise the client on counsel's view of the client's best interests, counsel is ultimately required to advance the client's expressed wishes.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. In Re RMT
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.