173 W. Va. 263 - State v. McDonald’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 160 W. Va. 172 - State Ex Rel . Harris v. Calendine · 165 W. Va. 448 - State Ex Rel. D. D. H. v. Dostert · 169 W. Va. 493 - State Ex Rel. R. S. v. Trent · 162 W. Va. 535 - State Ex Rel. C. A. H. v. Strickler · 165 W. Va. 314 - State Ex Rel. S. J. C. v. Fox
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“an alleged violation of a court order, the court may modify the dispositional order to a more restrictive alternative if it finds clear and convincing proof of substantial violation.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“We have long recognized that the purpose of our juvenile law is to promote the rehabilitation of troubled children, rather than to punish them.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“consistent with the best interest and welfare of the public and the child.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.