148 N.C. App. 483 - In Re Mitchell M’s Empirical Analysis

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20 state decisions

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

1. “continuances shall be granted only in extraordinary circumstances when necessary for the proper administration of justice or in the best interests of the juvenile.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 166 N.C. App. 515 - IN THE MATTER OF MC · 181 N.C. App. 606 - In the Matter of Emv

2. “but did not provide any explanation as to why a continuance was necessary. In the absence of a specification of grounds for a continuance, we cannot conclude that the trial court abused its discretion in denying the unsupported request. See N.C.R. App. P. 10(b)(1) (requiring as a prerequisite for appellate review that the party not only present an issue to the trial court first, but that he or she also”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 181 N.C. App. 606 - In the Matter of Emv

3. “Cleveland Anderson . . . willfully left the childfren] in foster care or placement outside the home for more than 12 months without showing to the satisfaction of the Court that reasonable progress under the circumstances has been made within 12 months in correcting those conditions which led to the removal of the childfren].”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 151 N.C. App. 94 - In Re Anderson