State v. D.B.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

29 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 29 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “the juvenile court shall hold a hearing to determine whether the child is not amenable to care or rehabilitation within the juvenile system and whether the safety of the community may require that the child be subject solely to adult sanctions.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Ferguson · State v. Rojas

2. “In other words, the trial court must determine what the juvenile court would have been required to do with the case if the juvenile had been charged with only those offenses for which convictions were obtained.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Ferguson · State v. Stephens

3. “• If mandatory transfer would have been required for the case, the adult court proceeds to sentence the juvenile as usual. R.C. 2152.121(B)(4) ; see D.B. at ¶ 19. • If mandatory transfer would not have been required and discretionary transfer would not have been allowed, the adult court must transfer jurisdiction of the case back to the juvenile court. R.C. 2152.121(B)(2). • If the court determines that mandatory transfer would not have been required but that discretionary transfer would have been allowed, the adult court must "determine the sentence it believes should be imposed upon the child under Chapter 2929. of the Revised Code, shall impose that sentence upon the child, and shall stay that sentence pending completion of the procedures specified in this division. Upon imposition and staying of the sentence, the court shall transfer jurisdiction of the case back to the juvenile court that initially transferred the case and the juvenile court shall proceed in accordance with this division." R.C. 2152.121(B)(3).”

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