154 Md. App. 446 - Corby v. McCarthy’s Empirical Analysis

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31 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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(v) 1. If the court determines that the application of the guidelines would be unjust or inappropriate in a particular case, the court shall make a written finding or specific finding on the record stating the reasons for departing from the guidelines. 2. The court’s finding shall state: A. the amount of child support that would have been required under the guidelines; B. how the order varies from the guidelines; C. how the finding serves the best interests of the child; and D. in cases in which items of value are conveyed instead of a portion of the support presumed under the guidelines, the estimated value of the items conveyed.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 165 Md. App. 445 - Beck v. Beck

2. “(a) Not Authority. An unreported opinion of the Court of Appeals or Court of Special Appeals is neither precedent within the rule of stare decisis nor persuasive authority. (b) Citation. An unreported opinion of either Court may be cited in either Court for any purpose other than as precedent within the rule of stare decisis or as persuasive authority.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Colao v. Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission

3. “controlling authority has since made a contrary decision on the law applicable to such issues”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 240 Md. App. 47 - Won Sun Lee v. Won Bok Lee