D.G. v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"reasons[ ]" [that] must provide a legally sufficient foundation for "disregarding" the DJJ's professional assessment and PDR by identifying significant information that the DJJ has overlooked, failed to sufficiently consider, or misconstrued with regard to the child's programmatic, rehabilitative needs along with the risks that the unrehabilitated child poses to the public.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. J. D. P. v. State · J. D. P. v. State

2. “The disposition statute requires a two-step process. In the first step, the court must decide whether to adjudicate and commit the child to the custody of DJJ or instead to withhold adjudication and place the child on probation.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. J. D. P. v. State · J. D. P. v. State

3. “a specific finding of the reasons for the decision to adjudicate and to commit the child to the department.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. J. D. P. v. State · J. D. P. v. State